pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: हन्यमाने तु शैनेये क्रुद्धो रुक्मिणिनन्दनः। तदनन्तरमागच्छन्मोक्षयिष्यन् शिनेः सुतम्॥ स भोजैः सह संयुक्तः सात्यकिश्चान्धकैः सह।
English: When the son of Shini was being thus assaulted, Rukmini's son became greatly enraged. he rushed forward for rescuing Satyaki who was engaged with the Bhojas and the Andhaks.
Sanskrit: व्यायच्छमानौ तौ वीरौ बाहुद्रविणशालिनौ॥ बहुत्वात्रिहतौ तत्र उभौ कृष्णस्य पश्यतः।
English: Gifted with might of arms and w’alth of energy, those two heroes acted with great courage. But as the odds were overwhelming, both of them were killed before the very eyes of Krishna.
Sanskrit: हतं दृष्ट्वा च शैनेयं पुत्रं च यदुनन्दनः॥ एरकानां ततो मुष्टिं कोपाज्जग्राह केशवः।
English: Seeing his own son, and the son of Shini too, killed, the delighter of the Yadus took up, in anger, a handful of the Eraka grass which grew there.
Sanskrit: तदभून्मुसलं घोरं वज्रकल्पमयोमयम्॥ जघान कृष्णस्तांस्तेन ये ये प्रमुखतोऽभवन्।
English: That handful of grass became a terrible bolt of iron gifted with the energy of the thunderbolt. With it Krishna destroyed all those who came before him.
Sanskrit: ततोऽन्धकाश्च भोजाश्च शैनेया वृष्णयस्तथा॥ जघ्नुरन्योन्यमाक्रन्दे मुसलैः कालचोदिताः।
English: Then the Andhakas and the Bhojas, the Shaineyas and the Vrishnis, urged by Time, struck one another in that dreadful right.
Sanskrit: यस्तेषामेरकां कश्चिज्जग्राह कुपितो नृप॥ वज्रभूतेव सा राजन्नदृश्यत तदा विभो।
English: Indeed, O king, whoever amongst them took up in anger a few blades of the Eraka grass, these, in his hands, became soon converted into a thunder-bolt, O powerful one.
Sanskrit: तृणं च मुसलीभूतमपि तत्र व्यदृश्यत॥ ब्रह्मदण्डकृतं सर्वमिति तद् विद्धि पार्थिव।
English: Every blade of grass there was seen to be converted into a terrible iron bolt. All this, know, O king, was due to the curse imprecated by Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अविध्यान् विध्यते राजन् प्रक्षिपन्ति स्म यत् तृणम्॥ तद् वज्रभूतं मुसलं व्यदृश्यत तदा दृढम्।
English: He who hurled a blade of grass saw that it pierced through even such things as were utterly impenetrable. In fact, every blade was seen to become a dreadful bolt having the force of thunder.
Sanskrit: अवधीत् पितरं पुत्रः पिता पुत्रं च भारत॥ मत्ता परिपतन्ति स्म योधयन्तः परस्परम्।
English: Son killed father, and father killed son, O Bharata! Inebriated with wine, they rushed and fell upon one another.
Sanskrit: पतङ्गा इव चाग्नौ ते निपेतुः कुकुरान्धकाः॥ नासीत् पलायने बुद्धिर्वध्यमानस्य कस्यचित्।
English: The Kukuras and the Andhakas met with destruction like insects rushing at a burning fire. As they were thus being destroyed, no one among them thought of escaping by flight.
Sanskrit: तत्रापश्यन्महाबाहुर्जानन् कालस्य पर्ययम्॥ मुसलं समवष्टभ्य तस्थौ स मधुसूदनः।
English: Knowing that the hour of destruction had come, the mighty-armed Keshava stood there, seeing everything. Indeed, the destroyer of Madhu stood, raising a bolt of Iron formed of a blade of grass.
Sanskrit: साम्बं च निहतं दृष्ट्वा चारुदेष्णं च माधवः॥ प्रद्युम्नं चानिरुद्धं च ततश्चुक्रोध भारत।
English: Seeing that Shamba was killed, as also Charudeshna and Pradyumna and Aniruddha, Madhava became filled with anger.
Sanskrit: गदं वीक्ष्य शयानं च भृशं कोपसमन्वित॥ स निःशेषं तदा चक्रे शार्ङ्गचक्रगदाधरः।
English: Seeing Gada lying dead on the ground, his anger became enhanced. The holder Sharnaga and the discus and the mace then rooted the Vrishnis and the Andhakas.
Sanskrit: तन्निघ्नन्तं महातेजा बभ्रुः परपुरंजयः॥ दारुकश्चैव दाशार्हमूचतुर्यन्निबोध तत्।
English: Hear, O king, what that conqueror of hostile towns, viz., Vabhru of great energy, and Daruka, then said to Krishna.
Sanskrit: भगवन् निहताः सर्वे त्वया भूयिष्ठशो नराः। रामस्य पदमन्विच्छ तत्र गच्छाम यत्र सः॥
English: O holy one, a very large number of men has been killed by you. Turn now to where Rama has gone! We wish to go there where he has gone.
Sanskrit: गत्वा कुरुन् वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो ययुर्दारुकः केशवश्च बभ्रुश्च रामस्य पदं पतन्तः। अथापश्यन् राममनतवीर्ये वृक्षे स्थितं चिन्तयानं विविक्ते॥
English: Vaishampayana said, Then Daruka, Keshava and Vabhru left that place following Rama. They saw that hero of great energy sitting thoughtfully, reclining his back against at tree, in a solitary place.
Sanskrit: ततः समासाद्य महानुभावं कृष्णस्तदा दारुकमन्वशासत्। सर्वमिमं महान्तं पार्थाय शंसस्व वधं यदूनाम्॥
English: Finding Rama of great soul, Krishna ordered Daruka, saying, 'Going to the Kurus, inform Partha of this great carnage of the Yadus.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनः क्षिप्रमिहापयातु श्रुत्वा मृतान् यादवान् ब्रह्मशापात्। इत्येवमुक्तः स ययौ रथेन कुरुस्तदा दारुको नष्टचेताः॥
English: Let Arjuna come here speedily hearing of the destruction of the Yadavas though the Brahmanas' course.' Thus addressed Daruka, deprived of his senses by sorrow, proceeded on a car to the capital of the Kurus.
Sanskrit: ततो गते दारुके केशवोऽथ दृष्ट्वान्तिके बभ्रुमुवाच वाक्यम्। स्त्रियो भवान् रक्षितुं यातु शीघ्र नैता हिंस्युर्दस्यवो वित्तलोभात्॥
English: After Daruka had departed, Keshava, seeing Vabhru waiting on him, told him these words 'Do you go speedily for protecting the ladies. Let not robbers do them any injury, tempted by the riches.
Sanskrit: स प्रस्थितः केशवेनानुशिष्टो मदातुरो ज्ञातिवधार्दितश्च। तं विश्रान्तं संनिधौ केशवस्य दुरन्तमेकं सहसैव बभ्रम्॥ ब्रह्मानुशप्तमवधीन्महद् वै कूटे युक्तं मुसलं लुब्धकस्य।
English: Thus orderded by Keshava, Vabhru still helpless with wine but cheerless at the destruction of his kinsmen, wen away. He had rested for a while by the side of Keshava, but as soon as he had gone to a distance the ironbolt, attached to a mallet in the hands of a hunter, suddenly sprang of itself upon that solitary survivor of the Yadava family and killed him who also had been included in the curs of the Brahmans.
Sanskrit: ततो दृष्ट्वा निहतं बभ्रुमाह कृष्णोऽग्रजं भ्रातरमुग्रतेजाः॥ इहैव त्वं मां प्रतीक्षस्व राम यावत् स्त्रियो ज्ञातिवशाः करोमि।
English: Seeing Vabhru killed, Keshava of great energy addressed his elder brother and said, 'Do you, O Rama, wait for me her till I put the ladies under the care of kinsmen.
Sanskrit: ततः पुरीं द्वारवतीं प्रविश्य जनार्दनः पितरं प्राह वाक्यम्॥ स्त्रियो भवान् रक्षतु नः समग्रा धनञ्जयस्यागमनं प्रतीक्षन्।
English: Entering the city of Dvaravati, Janardana said these words to his father, 'Do you protect all the ladies of our house till Dhananjaya comes.
Sanskrit: रामो वनान्ते प्रतिपालयन्मा मास्तेऽद्याहं तेन समागमिष्ये॥ दृष्टं मयेदं निधनं यदूनां राज्ञां च पूर्वं पुरुपुङ्गवानाम्।
English: At the skirts of the forest Rama is waiting for me. I shall meet him today. This great destruction of the Yadus has been seen by me even as I beheld before the carnage of those Kshatriyas who were the foremost ones of Kuru's race.
Sanskrit: नाहं विना यदुभिर्यादवानां पुरीमिमामशकं द्रष्टुमद्य॥ तपश्चरिष्यामि निबोध तन्मे रामेण सार्धं वनमभ्युपेत्य।
English: It is impossible for me to see this city of the Yadavs without the Yadus beside me. Know that going to the forest I shall practice penances with Rama in my company.
Sanskrit: इतीदमुक्त्वा शिरसा च पादौ संस्पृश्य कृष्णस्त्वरितो जगाम॥ ततो महान् निनदः प्रादुरासीत् सस्त्रीकुमारस्य पुरस्य तस्य।
English: Having said these words, Krishna touched the feet of his father with his head and quickly left him. Then a loud wail of sorrow arose from the ladies and children of his house,
Sanskrit: अथाब्रवीत् केशवः संनिवर्त्य शब्दं श्रुत्वा योषितां क्रोशतीनाम्॥ पुरीमिमामेष्यति सव्यसाची स वो दुःखान्मोचयिता नराग्र्यः।
English: Hearing that loud sound of wailing uttered by the weeping ladies, Keshava returned and said to them, Arjuna will come here. That foremost of men will relieve you of your sorrow.
Sanskrit: ततो गत्वा केशवस्तं ददर्श रामं वने स्थितमेकं विविक्ते॥ अथापश्यद् योगयुक्तस्य तस्य नागं मुखान्निश्चरन्तं महान्तम्।
English: Proceeding then to the forest, Keshava saw Rama sitting in a solitary place. He also saw that Rama had set himself to Yoga and that from out his mouth was issuing a powerful snake.
Sanskrit: श्वेतं ययौ स ततः प्रेक्ष्यमाणो महार्णवो येन महानुभावः॥ सहस्रशीर्षः पर्वताभोगवा रक्ताननः स्वां तनुं तां विमुच्य।।
English: The color of that snake was white. Leaving the human body, that great Naga, of a thousand heads and having a form as large as that of a mountain, endued besides with red eyes, proceeded along the way leading to the ocean.
Sanskrit: सम्यक् च तं सागरः प्रन्यगृह्णा नागा दिव्याः सरितश्चैव पुण्याः॥ कर्कोटको वासुकिस्तक्षकश्च पृथुश्रवा अरुणः कुञ्जरश्च। स्तथा नागो धृतराष्ट्रो महात्मा॥ नागश्रेष्ठो दुर्मुखश्चाम्बरीषः। स्वयं राजा वरुणश्चापि राजन्॥ प्रत्युद्गम्य स्वागतेनाभ्यनन्दं स्तेऽपूजयंश्चार्घ्यपाद्यक्रियाभिः।
English: Ocean himself, and many celestial snakes, and many sacred Rivers were there, for receiving him with honor. There Karkotaka, Vasuki, Takshaka, Prithushravas, and Varuna, Kunjara, Mishri, Shankha and Kumuda, and Pundarika, and the great Dhritarashtra, and Hrada and Kratha and Shitikantha of fierce energy, and chakramanda and Atishanda, and that foremost of Nagas called Durmukha, and Ambarisha, and king Varuna himself, O king. Advancing forward and offering him the Arghya and water to wash his feet, and with various other rites, they all adored the powerful Naga an saluted him by making the usual enquiries.
Sanskrit: ततो गते भ्रातरि वासुदेवो जानन् सर्वा गतयो दिव्यदृष्टिः॥ वने शून्ये विचरंश्चिन्तयानो भूमौ चाथ संविवेशाग्र्यतेजाः।
English: After his brother had thus gone from the (human) world, Vasudeva of celestial vision, who was fully acquainted with the end of all things, wandered for sometime in that solitary forest thoughtfully. Gifted with great energy he then sat down on the naked earth.
Sanskrit: सर्वं तेन प्राक्तदा वित्तमासीद् गान्धार्या यद् वाक्यमुक्तः स पूर्वम्॥ दुर्वाससा पायसोच्छिष्टलिप्ते यच्चाप्युक्तं तच सस्मार वाक्यम्।
English: He had thought before this of everything which had been foreshadowed by the words uttered by Gandhari in former days. He also recollected the words that Durvasas had spoken at the time his body was smeared by that Rishi with the residue of the Payasa he had eaten.
Sanskrit: स चिन्तयन्नन्धकवृष्णिनाशं कुरुक्षयं चैव महानुभावः॥ मेने ततः संक्रमणस्य कालं ततश्चकारेन्द्रियसंनिरोधम्।
English: The high-souled one, thinking of the destruction of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, as also of the previous destruction of the Kurus, concluded that the hour (for his own departure from the world) had come. He then controlled his senses (in Yoga).
Sanskrit: मात्रेयवाक्यप्रतिपालनाय॥ निमित्तमैच्छत् सकलार्थतत्त्ववित्।
English: Knowing the truth of every topic, Vasudeva, though he was the Supreme Deity, wished to die for removing all doubts and establishing a certainty of results, simply for upholding the three worlds and for making the words of Atri's son true.
Sanskrit: स संनिरुद्धेन्द्रियवाङ्मनास्तु शिश्ये महायोगमुपेत्य कृष्णः॥ जराथ तं देशमुपाजगाम लुब्धस्तदानीं मृगलिप्सुरुग्रः।
English: Having controlled all his senses, speech, and mind Krishna laid himself down in high Yoga. A fierce hunter of the name of Jara then came there, for finding a deer.
Sanskrit: स केशवं योगयुक्तं शयानं मृगासक्तो लुब्धकः सायकेन॥ जराविध्यत् पादतले त्वरावां स्तं चाभितस्तज्जिघृक्षुर्जगाम।
English: The hunter mistaking Keshava, who was stretched on the earth in high Yoga, for a deer, pierced at him at the heel with an arrow and quickly came to that spot for capturing his prey.
Sanskrit: अथापश्यत् पुरुषं योगयुक्तं पीताम्बरं लुब्धकोऽनेकबाहुम्॥ मत्वाऽऽत्मानं त्वपराद्धं स तस्य पादौ जरा जगृहे शंकितात्मा।
English: Coming up, Jara saw a man dressed in yellow robes, rapt in Yoga, and gifted with many arms. considering himself an offender, and filled with fear, he touched the feet of Keshava.
Sanskrit: आश्वासयंस्तं महात्मा तदानीं गच्छन्नूचं रोदसी व्याप्य लक्ष्म्या॥
English: The high-souled one comforted him and then ascended upwards, filling the entire sky with splendour.
Sanskrit: दिवं प्राप्तं वासवोऽथाश्विनौ च रुद्रादित्या वसवश्चाथ विश्वे। प्रत्युद्ययुर्मुनयश्चापि सिद्धा गन्धर्वमुख्याश्च सहाप्सरोभिः॥
English: When he reached the celestial region, Vasava and the twin Ashvins and Rudra and the Adityas and and the Vasus and the Visuvedevas, and Munis and Siddhas and many foremost ones among the Gandharvas, with the Apsaras, advanced to receive him.
Sanskrit: ततो राजन् भगवानुग्रतेजा नारायणः प्रभवश्चाव्ययश्च। योगाचार्यो रोदसी व्याप्य लक्ष्म्या स्थान प्राप स्वं महात्माप्रमेयम्॥
English: Then, O king, the illustrious Narayana of dreadful energy, the Creator and Destroyer of all, that preceptor of Yoga-filling Heaven with his splendour, reached his own inconceivable region.
Sanskrit: ततो देवैर्ऋषिभिश्चापि कृष्णः समागतश्चारणैश्चैव राजन्। गन्धवौय्यैरप्सरोभिर्वराभिः सिद्धैः साध्यैश्चानतैः पूज्यमानः॥
English: Krishna then met the deities and (celestial) Rishis and Charanas, O king, and the foremost ones among the Gandharvas and many beautiful Apsaras and Siddhas and Saddhyas. All of them bending in humility, adored him.
Sanskrit: तं वै देवाः प्रत्यनन्दन्त राजन् मुनिश्रेष्ठा ऋम्भिरानचुरीशम्। तं गन्धर्वाश्चापि तस्थुः स्तुवन्तः प्रीत्या चैनं पुरुहूतोऽभ्यनन्दत्॥
English: The celestials all saluted him, O monarch, and many foremost of ascetics and Rishi adored him as the Lord of all. The Gandharvas waited on him, singing his praises, and Indra also joyfully praised him.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच दारुकोऽपि कुरुन् गत्वा दृष्ट्वा पार्थान् महारथान्। आचष्ट मौसले वृष्णीनयोन्येनोपसंतान्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Meanwhile Daruka, going to the Kurus and seeing those powerful car warriors, viz., the sons Pritha, informed them of how the Vrishnis had killed one another with iron bolts.
Sanskrit: श्रुत्वा विनष्टान् वार्ष्णेयान् सभोजान्धककौकुरान्। पाण्डवाः शोकसंतप्ता वित्रस्तमनसोऽभवन्॥
English: Hearing that the Vrishnis along with the Bhojas and Andhakas and Kukuras had all been killed, the Pandavas, burning with grief, became highly moved.
Sanskrit: ततोऽर्जुनस्तानामन्त्र्य केशवस्य प्रियः सखा। प्रययौ मातुलं द्रष्टुं नेदमस्तीनि चाब्रवीत्॥
English: Then the Arjuna, the dear friend of Keshava, bidding them farewell, started for seeing his maternal uncle. He said that destruction would soon overtake every thing.
Sanskrit: स वृष्णिनिलयं गत्वा दारुकेण सह प्रभो। ददर्श द्वारकां वीरो मृतनाथामिव स्त्रियम्॥
English: Proceeding to the city of the Vrishnis with Daruka in his company, O powerful king, that hero saw that the city of Dwraka looked liked a women left of her husband.
Sanskrit: याः स्म ता लोकनाथेन नाथवन्त्यः पुराभवन्। तास्त्वनाथास्तदा नाथं पार्थं दृष्ट्वा विचुक्रुशुः॥
English: Those ladies who had, before this, the very Lord of the universe for their protector, were now lordless. Seeing that Partha, had come for protecting them, they all bewailed aloud.
Sanskrit: षोडशस्त्रीसहस्राणि वासुदेवपरिग्रहः। तासमासीन्महान् नादो दृष्टैवार्जुनमागतम्॥
English: Sixteen thousand ladies had been wedded to Vasudeva. Indeed, as soon as they beheld Arjuna arrive, they uttered a loud cry of sorrow.
Sanskrit: तास्तु दृष्ट्वैव कौरव्यो बाष्पेणापिहितेक्षणः। हीनाः कृष्णेन पुत्रैश्च नाशकत् सोऽभिवीक्षितुम्॥
English: As soon as the Kuru prince met those beautiful ladies deprived of the protection of Krishna and of their sons as well he was unable to look at them, vision being obstructed by tears.
Sanskrit: स तां वृष्णयन्धकजलां हयमीनां रथोडुपाम्। वादित्ररथघोषौघां वेश्मतीर्थमहाह्रदाम्॥ रत्नशैवलसंघातां वज्रप्राकारमालिनीम्। रथ्यास्रोतोजलावर्तो चत्वरस्तिमिनहदाम्॥ रामकृष्णमहाग्राहां द्वारकां सहितं तदा। कालपाशग्रहां भीमा नदी वैतरणीमिव॥
English: The Dwraka-river had the Vrishnis and the Andhakas for its water, horses for its fishes, cars for its rafts, the sound of musical instruments and the rattle of cars for its wayes, houses and mansions and public squares for its lakes. Games and precious stones were its moss. The walls of adamant were the garlands of flowers that floated on it. The streets and roads were the strong currents running in eddies along its surface. The great open squares were the large lakes in its course. Rama and Krishna were its two mighty alligators. That agreeable river now seemed to Arjuna to be the dreadful Vaitarani bound up with Time's net.
Sanskrit: ददर्श वासविर्धीमान् विहीनां वृष्णिपुङ्गवैः। गतश्रियं निरानन्दा पद्मिनी शिशिरे यथा॥
English: Indeed, the son of Vasava, gifted with great intelligence, beheld the city to look even thus, reft as it was of the Vrishni heroes.
Sanskrit: तां दृष्ट्वा द्वारकां पार्थस्ताश्च कृष्णस्य योषितः। सस्वनं वाष्पमुत्सृज्य निपपात महीतले॥
English: Shorn of beauty, and perfectly cheerless, it presented the aspect of a lotus flower in the season of winter. Seeing the sight that Dwraka presented, and seeing the numerous wives of Krishna, Arjuna bewailed aloud with eyes bathed in tears and fell down on the earth.
Sanskrit: सात्राजिती ततः सत्या रुक्मिणी च विशाम्पते। अभिपत्य प्ररुरुदुः परिवार्य धनञ्जयम्॥
English: Then Satya the daughter of Satrajit, and Rukmini too, O king, fell down beside Dhananjaya and bewailed.
Sanskrit: ततस्तं काञ्चने पीठे समुत्थाप्योपवेश्य च। अब्रुवन्त्यो महात्मानं परिवार्योपतस्थिरे॥
English: Raising him then they caused him to be seated on a golden seat. The ladies sat around that great one, giving expression to their feelings.
Sanskrit: ततः संस्तूय गोविन्दं कथयित्वा च पाण्डवः। आश्वास्य ताः स्त्रियश्चापि मातुलं द्रष्टुमभ्यगात्॥
English: Praising Govinda and talking with the ladies, the son of Pandu comforted them and then proceeded to see his maternal uncle.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तं शयानं महात्मानं वीरमानकदुन्दुभिम्। पुत्रशोकेन संतप्तं ददर्श कुरुपुङ्गवः॥
English: Vaishampayana said, The Kuru prince saw the heroic and great Anakadundubhi lying on the ground, and burning with grief on account of his sons.
Sanskrit: तस्याश्रुपरिपूर्णाक्षो व्यूढोरस्को महाभुजः। आर्तस्यार्ततरः पार्थः पादौ जग्राह भारत॥
English: The broad-chested and mighty-armed son of Pritha, more afflicted than his uncle with his eyes bathed in tears, touched his uncle's feet, O Bharata.
Sanskrit: तस्य मूर्धानमाघ्रातुमियेषानकदुन्दुभिः। स्वस्रीयस्य महाबाहुर्न शशाक च शत्रुहन्॥
English: The mighty-armed Anakadundubhi wished to smell the head of his sister's son, but could not do it, O destroyer of enemies.
Sanskrit: समालिङ्गग्यार्जुनं वृद्धः स भुजाभ्यां महाभुजः। रुदन् पुत्रान् स्मरन् सर्वान् विललाप सुविह्वलः॥ भ्रातन पुत्रांश्च पौत्रांश्च दौहित्रान् ससखीनपि।
English: The old man of mighty-arms, deeply afflicted embraced Partha with his arms and wept aloud, remembering his sons, brothers grandsons, daughter's sons, and friends.
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच यैर्जिता भूमिपालाश्च दैत्याश्च शतशोऽर्जुन॥ तान् दृष्ट्वा नेह पश्यामि जीवाम्यर्जुन दुर्मरः।
English: Vasudeva said Without seeing those heroes, O Arjuna who had subjugated all the kings of the Earth and the Daityas a hundred time, I am still alive! I see, that I cannot die!
Sanskrit: यौ तावर्जुन शिष्यौ ते प्रियौ बहुमतौ सदा॥ तयोरपनयात् पार्थ वृष्णयो निधनं गताः।
English: Those two heroes who were the dear disciples of Arjuna, and who were much were course respected by him, alas, O Partha, through their fault, the Vrishnis have been destroyed.
Sanskrit: यौ तौ वृष्णिप्रवीराणां द्वावेवातिरथौ मतौ॥ प्रद्युस्रो युयुधानश्च कथयन् कत्थसे च यौ। तौ सदा कुरुशार्दूल कृष्णस्य प्रियभाजनौ॥ तावुभौ वृष्णिनाशस्य मुखमास्तां धनञ्जय।
English: Those two who considered as Atirathas amongst the foremost of the Vrishnis, and referring to whom in of conversation you were wont to indulge in pride, and who, O chief of Kuru's race, were ever dear to Krishna himself, alas, those tow, O Dhananjaya, have been the chief causes of the Destruction of the Vrishnis.
Sanskrit: तु गर्हामि शैनेयं हार्दिक्यं चाहमर्जुन॥ अक्रूरं रौक्मिणेयं च शापो ह्येवात्र कारणम्।
English: I do not censure the son of Shini or the son of Hridika, O Arjuna! I do not censure Akrura or the son of Rukmini. No doubt, the curse (of the Rishis) is the sole cause.
Sanskrit: केशिनं यस्तु कंसं च विक्रम्य जगतः प्रभुः॥ विदेहावकरोत् पार्थ चैद्यं च बलगर्वितम्। नैषादिमेकलव्यं च चक्रे कालिङ्गमागधान्॥ गान्धारान् काशिराजं च मरुभूमौ च पार्थिवान्। प्राच्यांश्च दाक्षिणात्यांश्च पर्वतीयांस्तथा नृपान्॥ सोऽभ्युपेक्षितवानेतमनयान्मधुसूदनः।
English: How is it what that lord of the universe, viz., the destroyer of Madhu, who had shown his prowess for killing Keshin, Kansa, and Chaidya swelling with pride, and Ekalavya the son of the king of the Nishadas, and the Kalingas and the Magadhas, and the Gandharas and the king of Kashi, and many rulers assembled together in the midst of the desert, many heroes belonging to the East and the South, and many kings of the mountainous regions, alas, how could he remain indifferent to such a calamity as the curse denounced by the Rishis?
Sanskrit: त्वं हि तं नारदश्चैव मुनयश्च सनातनम्॥ गोविन्दमनघं देवमभिजानीध्वमच्युतम्।
English: Yourself, Narada, and the Munis, knew him to be the eternal and sinless Govinda, the Deity of unfading glory.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यपश्यच्च स विभुञ्जतिक्षयमधोक्षजः॥ समुपेक्षितवान् नित्यं स्वयं स मम पुत्रकः।
English: Alas, being powerful Vishnu himself, he saw without interfering, the destruction of his kinsmen! My son must have himself allowed all this to happen.
Sanskrit: गान्धार्या वचनं यत् तदृषीणां च परंतप॥ तन्नूनमन्यथा कर्तुं नैच्छत् स जगतः प्रभुः।
English: He was the Lord of the universe. He did not, however, wish to falsity the words of Gandhari and the Rishis, o destroyer of enemies.
Sanskrit: प्रत्यक्षं भवतश्चापि तव पौत्रः परंतप॥ अश्वत्थाम्ना हतश्चापि जीवितस्तस्य तेजसा।
English: Before the very eyes, O hero, your grandson, who had been killed by Ashvatthaman was revived through his energy.
Sanskrit: इमांस्तु नैच्छत् स्वाज्ञातीन् रक्षितुं च सखा तव।।१७। ततः पुत्रांश्च पौत्रांश्च भ्रातृनथ सखींस्तथा। शयानान् निहतान् दृष्ट्वा ततो मामब्रवीदिदम्॥ सम्प्राप्तोऽद्यायमस्यान्तः कुलस्य भरतर्षभ।
English: That friend, however, of yours did not wish to protect his kinsmen. Seeing his sons and grandson and brothers and friends lying dead, he said to me these words, O Bharata's race. The destruction of this our family has at last come.
Sanskrit: आगमिष्यति बीभत्सुरिमां द्वारवतीं पुरीम्॥ आख्येयं तस्य यद् वृत्तं वृष्णीनां वैशसं महत्।
English: Vibhatsa will come to this city, viz., Dvaravati. Tell him what has taken place viz., this great destruction of the Vrishnis.
Sanskrit: स तु श्रुत्वा महातेजा यदूनां निधनं प्रभो॥ आगन्ता क्षिप्रमेवेह न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा।
English: I have no doubt that as soon as he will hear of the destruction of the Yadus, that hero of mighty energy will come here forthwith.
Sanskrit: योऽहं तमर्जुनं विद्धि योऽर्जुनः सोऽहमेव तु॥ यद् ब्रूयात् तत् तथा कार्यमिति बुद्ध्यस्व भारत।
English: Know, O father, that I Arjuna and Arjuna is myself. That should be down by you which he would say.
Sanskrit: स स्त्रीषु प्राप्तकालासु पाण्डवो बालकेषु च॥ प्रतिपत्स्यति बीभत्सुर्भवतश्चौर्ध्वदेहिकम्।
English: Tile son of Pandu will do what is best for the women and the children. Even he will perform your funeral rites.
Sanskrit: इमां च नगरी सद्यः प्रतियाते धनञ्जये॥ प्राकाराट्टालकोपेतां समुद्रः प्लावयिष्यति।
English: This city of Dvaravati, after Arjuna's departure, will, with its walls and edifices, be speedily swallowed up by the ocean.
Sanskrit: अहं देशे तु कस्मिंश्चित् पुण्ये नियममास्थितः॥ कालं कर्ता सत्य एव रामेण सह धीमता।
English: As for myself retiring to some sacred place, I shall pass my time with the intelligent Rama in my company, observing strict vows all the while.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशो मामचिन्त्यपराक्रमः॥ हित्वा मां बालकैः सार्धं दिशं कामप्यगात् प्रभुः।
English: Having said these words to me, Hrishikesha of inconceivable prowess, leaving me with the children, has gone away some where which I do not know.
Sanskrit: सोऽहं तौ च महात्मानौ चिन्तयन् भ्रातरौ तव।॥ घोरं ज्ञातिवधं चैव न भुञ्जे शोककर्शितः।
English: Thinking of those two great brothers of yours as also of the dreadful destruction of my kinsmen, I have abstained from all food, and am emaciated with grief.
Sanskrit: न भोक्ष्ये न च जीविष्ये दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि पाण्डव।। यदुक्तं पार्थ कृष्णेन तत् सर्वमखिलं कुरु।
English: I shall neither eat, nor live. By good luck you meet me, O son of Pandu. Do you accomplish all, O Partha, that Krishna has said.
Sanskrit: एतत् ते पार्थ राज्यं च स्त्रियो रत्नानि चैव हि।। इष्टान् प्राणानहं हीमांस्त्यक्ष्यामि रिपुसूदन॥
English: This kingdom, with all these women, and all the wealth here, is your now, O son of Pritha! As for myself, O destroyer of foes, I shall renounce my life however dear it may be.