pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: स्तुताऽसि त्वं महादेवि विशुद्धनान्तरात्मना। जयो मे नित्यं त्वत्प्रसादाद रणाजिरे॥
English: O great goddess with my inner soul purified, I adore you. Let, through your grace, victory always attend me in the field of battle.
Sanskrit: कान्तारभयदुर्गेषु भक्तानां चालयेषु च। नित्यं वससि पाताले युद्धे जयसि दानवान्॥
English: You always live in inaccessible regions where there is fear, in places of difficulty, in the abodes of your worshippers and in the nether region. You always anguish the Asuras.
Sanskrit: त्वं जम्भनी मोहिनी च माया ह्रीः श्रीस्तथैव च। संध्या प्रभावती चैव सावित्री जननी तथा॥
English: You are consciousness, you are sleep, you are illusion, you are modesty, you are beauty. You are the twilight's, you are the day, you are Savitri, you are the mother.
Sanskrit: तुष्टिः पुष्टिकृतिर्दीप्तिश्चन्द्रादित्यविवर्धिनी। भूतिभूतिमतां सङ्घये वीक्ष्यसे सिद्धचारणैः।।
English: You are contentment, you are growth you are light, you support the sun and the moon, you make them shine. You are the prosperity of those that are prosperous. The Siddhas and the Charanas see you in the Samadhi.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच ततः पार्थस्य विज्ञाय भक्ति मानववत्सला। अन्तरिक्षगतोवाच गोविन्दस्याग्रतः स्थिता॥
English: Sanjaya said Knowing Partha's (Arjuna's) great devotion, Durga, who is always graciously inclined towards mankind, appeared in the sky. In the presence of Govinda (Krishna) she thus spoke to Arjuna.
Sanskrit: देव्युवाच स्वल्पेनैव तु कालेन शत्रूञ्जेष्यसि पाण्डव। नरस्त्वमसि दुर्धर्ष नारायणसहायवान्॥
English: The goddess said O son of Pandu, you will vanquish your enemy in no time. O invincible one. You have Narayana himself to help you.
Sanskrit: अजेयस्त्वं रणेऽरीणामपि वज्रभृतः स्वयम्। इत्येवमुक्त्वा वरदा क्षणेनान्तरधीयत॥
English: You are incapable of being defeated by any foe, not even by the wielder of thunder-bolt (Indra). Having said this, that boon-giving goddess disappeared.
Sanskrit: लब्ध्वा वरं तु कौन्तेयो मेने विजयमात्मनः। आरुरोह ततः पार्थो रथं परमसम्मतम्॥
English: The son of Kunti (Arjuna), considered himself blessed by obtaining that boon. Partha then mounted his excellent chariot.
Sanskrit: कृष्णार्जुनावेकरथौ दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः। य इदं पठते स्तोत्र कल्य उत्थाय मानवः॥
English: Then Krishna and Arjuna, both seated in one car, blew their celestial conchs. The man, who chants this hymn in the morning.
Sanskrit: यक्षरक्ष:पिशाचेभ्यो न भयं विद्यते सदा। न चापि रिपवस्तेभ्यः सर्पाद्या ये च दंष्ट्रिणः॥ न भयं विद्यते तस्य सदा राजकुलादपि। विवादे जयमाप्नोति बद्धो मुच्यति बन्धनात्॥
English: Has nothing to fear from the Yakshas, the Rakshasas and Pishachas,. He will have no enemies. He will have no fear from snakes and all animals that have poisonous stings and teeth, and also from kings. He is certain to win victory in all disputes. If bound, he will be freed from the bonds.
Sanskrit: दुर्गं तरति चावश्यं तथा चौरैर्विमुच्यते। संग्रामे विजयेन्नित्यं लक्ष्मी प्राप्नोति केवलाम्॥
English: He is certain to get over all difficulties, be is certain to be freed from thieves. He will ever win victory, and the goddess of prosperity.
Sanskrit: आरोग्यबलसम्पन्नो जीवेद् वर्षशतं तथा। एतद् दृष्टं प्रसादात् तु मया व्यासस्य धीमतः॥ द्वैपायनो नारदश्च
English: He will live with health and strength for one hundred years. I have known all this through the grace of the greatly wise Vyasa.
Sanskrit: मोहादेतौ न जानन्ति नरनारायणवृषी। तव पुत्रा दुरात्मानः सर्वे मन्युवशानुगाः॥
English: Your wicked sons, however, having been entangled in the meshes of death do not, out of ignorance, know them to be Nara and Narayana.
Sanskrit: प्राप्तकालमिदं वाक्यं कालपाशेन गुण्ठिताः। कण्वो रामस्तथाऽनघः। अवारयंस्तवं सुतं न चासौ तद् गृहीतवान्।॥ यत्र धर्मो द्युतिः कान्तिर्यत्र ह्रीः श्रीस्तथा मतिः। यतो धर्मस्ततः कृष्णो यतः कृष्णस्ततो जयः॥
English: Entangled in the net and death, they do not know that the last hour of their kingdom has come. Dvaipayana (Vyasa) Narada, Kanva, the sinless Rama had dissuaded your son. But he did not accept their words. Where there is piety there are glory and beauty. Where there is modesty there are intelligence and prosperity. Where there is righteousness, there is Krishna, and where there is Krishna, there is victory.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः। मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत संजय॥
English: Dhritarashtra said What did my sons and the Pandava do, o Sanjaya, when desirous of battle they all assembled on the holy field of Kurukshetra?
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा। आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Sanjaya said Seeing the Pandava army in battle array,
Sanskrit: पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्। व्यूढां दुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता॥
English: “Behold, O Preceptor, the grand army of the Pandavas, drawn up in battle array by your intelligent pupil the son of Drupada.
Sanskrit: अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि। युयुधानो विराटश्च दुपदश्च महारथः॥
English: There are in it mighty bowmen, equals of Bhima and Arjuna in battle. There are Yudhishthira, Virata and the great car-warrior Drupada.
Sanskrit: धृष्टकेतुश्चेकितानः काशिराजश्च वीर्यवान्। पुरुजित् कुन्तिभोजश्च शैब्यश्च नरपुङ्गवः॥
English: There are Dhrishtaketu, Chekitan and valiant king of Kashi, Purujit, Kuntibhoja and that kings of men, Shaivya.
Sanskrit: युधामन्युश्च विक्रान्त उत्तमौजाश्च वीर्यवान्। सौभद्रो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्व एव महारथाः॥
English: There are mighty Yudhamanyu, heroic Uttamaujas, Subhadra's son and sons of Draupadi, all great car-warriors.
Sanskrit: अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान् निबोध द्विजोत्तम। नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान् ब्रवीमि ते॥
English: O best of Brahmanas, learn, I shall tell you also for your information who are the most distinguished amongst us, and who are the leaders of my army.
Sanskrit: भवान् भीष्मश्च कर्णश्च कृपश्च समितिंजयः। अश्वत्थामा विकर्णश्च सौमदत्तिस्तथैव च॥
English: Yourself, and Bhishma, and Karna, and ever-victorious Kripa, Ashvatthama, Vikarna and the son of Somadatta.
Sanskrit: अन्ये च बहवः शूरा मदर्थे त्यक्तजीविताः। नानाशस्त्रप्रहरणाः सर्वे युद्धविशारदाः॥
English: There are (besides these) many warriors, all well-skilled in the art of war and (all) armed with various weapons, ready to die for me.
Sanskrit: अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्। पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्॥
English: Our army protected by Bhishma is unlimited (more then sufficient) their army protected by Bhima is limited, (may be sufficient).
Sanskrit: अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः। भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि॥
English: Therefore all of you, place yourselves at the head of your respective phalanx, and protect (and support) Bhishma only".
Sanskrit: तस्य संजनयन् हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः। सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्ख दध्मौ प्रतापवान्॥
English: Then the older of the Kurus, the mighty Grandsire Bhishma, roaring like a lion, blew his conch, thus affording him (Duryodhana) great delight.
Sanskrit: ततः शङ्खच भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः। सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्॥
English: And then conchs, drums, trumpets and cymbals were all at once sounded, and there rose a great uproar (from all sides).
Sanskrit: ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ। माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः॥
English: Then Madhava (Srikrishna) and the son of Pandu (Arjuna), seated in a great car yoked with white steeds, blew their celestial conchs.
Sanskrit: काश्यश्च परमेष्वासः शिखण्डी च महारथः। धृष्टद्युम्नो विराटश्च सात्यकिश्चापराजितः॥
English: The great bowman the king of Kashi the mighty car warrior Shikhandin, Dhrishtadyumna, Virata, and ever-victorious Satyaki.
Sanskrit: द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते। सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान् दध्मुः पृथक् पृथक्॥
English: Drupada, and the sons of Draupadi and the mighty armed son of Subhadra, O king of all the world, each blew his conch separately.
Sanskrit: स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्। नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्॥
English: Echoing heaven and earth, the tumultous din rent the hearts of Dhritarashtra's people.
Sanskrit: अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः। प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः॥ हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।
English: O king of the world, the ape standard son of Pandu secing Dhritarashtra's people marshalled in battle bent, and missiles having been just began to be discharged, raised up his bow, and spoke thus to Hrishikesh :
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत॥ यावदेतान् निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन् रणसमुद्यमे॥
English: "O undeteriorating one, place my car between the two armies. While I see those who stand here desirous of battle, and with whom I shall have to fight in this war-struggle.
Sanskrit: योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः। धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेयुद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः॥
English: I shall see those who have assembled here to fight, wishing to do good to the evil-minded son of Dhritarashtra.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्॥
English: Sanjaya said O Bharata, thus addressed by Gudakesha (Arjuna), Hrishikesh, placing the excellent car between the two armies.
Sanskrit: भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम्। उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान् समवेतान् कुरूनिति॥
English: In front of Bhishma, Drona and all the kings of the earth, said, “Behold Partha, the assembled Kaurava".
Sanskrit: तत्रापश्यत् स्थितान् पार्थः पितृनथ पितामहान्। आचार्यान् मातुलान् भ्रातृन् पुत्रान् पौत्रान् सखींस्तथा॥
English: Partha saw in the two armies fathers, grandfathers, preceptors, maternal uncles, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, fathers-in-law, and well-wishers.
Sanskrit: श्वशुरान् सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि। तान् समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान् बन्धूनवस्थितान्॥ कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।
English: Seeing in the two armies all friends and Kinsmen (present), the son of Kunti was ency said.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सु समुपस्थितम्॥ सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति।
English: "Seeing, O Hrishikesh, these kinsmen present here with the desire to do battle my limbs are languid, my mouth is dried up.
Sanskrit: वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते॥ गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तांत् त्वक् चैव परिदह्यते।
English: My body trembles, my hairs stand on end, my Gandiva (bow) slips from my hand and my skin burns.
Sanskrit: न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मनः॥ निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव।
English: I am unable to stand, my mind is whirling and I see, O Keshava, evil omens.
Sanskrit: न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे॥ न काक्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।
English: I don't see any good by killing kinsmen in this battle. I desire, O Krishna, neither victory nor sovereignty, nor pleasures.
Sanskrit: किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा॥ येषामर्थे काक्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।
English: What is sovereignty, what is enjoyment, what is even.life to us, O Govinda when those, for whose sake we wish to have sovereignty, enjoyments and pleasures (in this world).
Sanskrit: त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च॥ आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः। मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्रा: स्याला: सम्बन्धिनस्तथा।॥ एतान् न हन्तुमिच्छामि नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।
English: Are all present here in this battle, giving up all hopes of life and wealth! Preceptors, fathers, grand-fathers and sons, Maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-inlaw and relatives, I do not desire to kill them. O Madhusudana, even if they kill me.
Sanskrit: अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते॥ निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान् नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।
English: Not even for the sake of the sovereignty over the three worlds, much less for that of this earth! What pleasure will be ours, O Janardana, by killing Dhritarashtra's sons!
Sanskrit: पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान् हत्वैतानाततायिनः॥ तस्मानार्दा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान् स्वबान्धवान्। स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव॥
English: Even killing these felons, we shall incur sin. Therefore, it is not proper that we shall kill our own kinsmen, these sons of Dhritarashtra. How can we, O Madhava, be happy by killing our own relatives?
Sanskrit: यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्॥
English: If they, blinded by avarice, cannot see the sin they commit by exterminating the (Kuru) race, and playing enmity with friends.
Sanskrit: कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मानिवर्तितुम्। कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन॥
English: Why should we not, O Janardana who know that sin is the result of exterminating the race, learn to desist from it?
Sanskrit: कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः। धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत॥
English: On the extinction of a family, the old and ever continuing family rites are destroyed), nobody being alive to solemnize them). When religious rites are thus destroyed, sin predominates over all.
Sanskrit: अधर्माभिभवात् कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः। स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसंकरः॥
English: From the predominance of sin, O Krishna, women become corrupt, and then O descendant of Vrishni, cross-breeds (mixed-castes) are borm.
Sanskrit: संकरो नरकायैव कुलमानां कुलस्य च। पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः॥
English: Such cross-breeding leads both the exterminator of the race and the race itself to hell. The (deceased) ancestors whose Sraddha ceremonies have ceased, (to whom children have stopped to give food and water), fall (from heaven to hell).
Sanskrit: दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसंकरकारकैः। उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः॥
English: Both the caste and family-rites of the exterminators of the race, (who are) guilty of the sin of cross-breeding, are destroyed.
Sanskrit: उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन। नरके नियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम॥
English: We have heard, O Janardana, that those whose family-rites are thus destroyed, live for ever in hell.
Sanskrit: अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्। यद् राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः॥
English: Alas, we are engaged in committing a great sin. We are to kill our own kinsmen for the greed of the pleasures of sovereignty.
Sanskrit: यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः। धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्॥
English: Better would it be if unretaliating and unarmed myself, the armed sons of Dhritarashtra kill in battle".
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः॥
English: Sanjaya said Having thus spoken on the field of battle, Arjuna, with a sorrowful heart, sat down on the car, casting aside his bow and arrows.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्। विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः॥
English: Sanjaya said To him, whose heart was overcome with pity, whose eyes were full of tears, who was dejected and desponding the slayer of Madhu (Krishna) spoke thus.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्। अनार्यजुष्टमस्वय॑मकीर्तिकरमर्जुन॥
English: The great one said Whence, O Arjuna, has come upon you in this great crisis such delusion, a delusion unworthy of ihe Aryans, irreligious (undeserving of heaven) and breeder of infamy?
Sanskrit: क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत् त्वय्युपपद्यते। क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परंतप॥
English: Be not effeminate, Partha. It does not suit you. Arise, O terror of foes, shake off this mean weakness of heart.
Sanskrit: अर्जुन उवाच कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन। इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजाह्नवरिसूदन॥
English: Arjuna said "O slayer of enemies, O slayer of Madhu, how shall I attack in this battle with arrows Bhishma and Drona, deserving of my worship?
Sanskrit: गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावाच्छ्रेयो भोक्तुं भक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्॥
English: It is better for one to live on alms then to kill (such) preceptors of great glory. By killing preceptors, even if they are eager for worldly gains, it would be enjoying blood-stained pleasures.
Sanskrit: न चैतद् विद्मः कतरत्नो गरीयो यद् वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः। यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः॥
English: We do not know which of the two is better for us, to vanquish or to be vanquished? Even those, whom having killed we do not desire to live, those sons of Dhritarashtra, stand before us!
Sanskrit: कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेताः। यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्॥
English: I am afraid of the sin of race extermination. I am confounded about my duty. I ask you, tell me what is assuredly good for me. I am your disciple, instruct me, I am at your disposal.
Sanskrit: न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्याद् यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्। अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धं राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्॥
English: Even if I get the undisputed sovereignty over the most prosperous kingdom of the world, or that over the celestial, I do not see was that which can remove my grief most painful (killing) to my senses.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परंतप। न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह॥
English: Sanjaya said Having spoken thus to Hrishikesh, O terror of foes, Gudakesha said to Govinda, “I shall not fight", and remained silent.
Sanskrit: तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः॥
English: To him, who overcome with despondency in the midst of the two armies. Hrishikesha thus spoke smiling.
Sanskrit: श्रीभगवानुवाच अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे। गतासूनगतातूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः॥
English: The great one said "You grieve for those that deserve no grief; and (at the same time) you utter words of wisdom. (But) men of knowledge do not grieve for the living or for the dead.
Sanskrit: न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः। न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्॥
English: Neither I, nor you, nor these kings were ever non-existent; (and again) none of us will hereafter cease to exist.
Sanskrit: देहिनोऽस्मिन् यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा। तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्षीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति॥
English: As childhood, youth and old age are (changes) in the body of man, so death is but a change of this body to another. A man of knowledge is not deluded by it.
Sanskrit: मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः। आगमापायिनोऽनित्यास्तास्तितिक्षस्व भारत॥
English: The contacts of senses (with external objects). O son of Kunti, which produce cold, heat, pleasure and pain, are not permanent, having beginning and end. Therefore, O Bharata, bear them.
Sanskrit: यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ। समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।॥
English: The man, who is learned in true knowledge, whom they (contact of senses) afflict not, and to whom pain and pleasure are alike, merits Moksha (final emancipation).
Sanskrit: नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः। उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः॥
English: There is no existence of that which is Asat (unreal), and there is non non-existence of that which is Sat (real). The truly learned men perceive the correct conclusion of the both.
Sanskrit: अविनाशि तु तद् विद्धि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्। विनाशमव्ययस्यास्य न कश्चित् कर्तुमर्हति॥
English: Know, that which pervades all this (universe) is indestructible. None can destroy that imperishable (principle).
Sanskrit: अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः। अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद् युध्यस्व भारत॥
English: The (imaterial) body (only) of the everlasting, indestructible, infinite and embodied. Self is said to be perishable. Therefore, O Bharata, engage in battle.
Sanskrit: य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्। उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते॥
English: He, who thinks that It (the great Self in many) is the killer and he who thinks that It is killed, both know nothing. It neither kills, nor is killed.
Sanskrit: नायं भूत्वा वा न भूयः। अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे॥
English: It is never born, It never dies, having existed. It does not exist no more. Unborn, everlasting, unchangeable, ancient, It is not killed, Its body being killed.
Sanskrit: वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्। कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्॥
English: How and whom can that man, O Partha, who knows It (self) to be unborn indestructible, everlasting and imperishable, kill or cause to be killed?
Sanskrit: वासांसि जीर्णानि यथा विहाय नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि। न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही॥
English: As a man, casting off worn-out clothes, put on other new ones, so embodied. Self, casting off old bodies, enter into other new ones.
Sanskrit: नैनं छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनं दहति पावकः। न चैनं क्लेदयन्त्यापो न शोषयति मारुतः॥
English: Weapon does not cut it; fire does no: burn It; water does not moist It, and wind does not dry It.
Sanskrit: अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च। नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः॥
English: It is said that It is not to be cut, not to be burnt, not to be moistened and not to be dried up. It is everlasting, all pervading stable, firm, eternal, ever continuing not perceivable, inconceivable and unchangeable.
Sanskrit: अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते। तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: Therefore knowing It (the great Soul in man) to be such, you ought not to grieve.
Sanskrit: अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्। तथाऽपि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: (And again) if you think, O mighty armed, that It (self) constantly take birth and constantly dies, even then you ought not thus to grieve.
Sanskrit: जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्बुवं जन्म मृतस्य च। तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: For, death is certain to one who is born; and birth is certain to one who is dead. Therefore, for such unavoidable things, you ought not to grieve.
Sanskrit: अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना॥
English: In the beginning, O Bharata, all beings are unmanifested, in the middle they are manifest, and after destruction, they are unmanifested again. What lamentation could there be then for it?
Sanskrit: माश्चर्यवद् वदति तथैव चान्यः। आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वाऽप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्॥
English: One sees it as a wonder, another speaks of it as a wonder; other again hear of it as a wonder; but even hearing of it, no one understand it.
Sanskrit: देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत। तस्मात् सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि॥
English: This indestructible embodied self, O Bharata, is in the bodies of every one; therefore, you ought not to grieve for (the death of) all beings.
Sanskrit: स्वधर्मपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि। धाद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत् क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते॥
English: (And again) loO king to your own duty pertaining to your caste, you ought not to waver; for there is nothing better for a Kshatriya than a righteous battle.
Sanskrit: यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वापरमपावृतम्। सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्॥
English: Happy are those Kshatriya who obtain such battle to fight, a battle coming of itself and being the open gate to heaven.
Sanskrit: अथ चेत् त्वमिमं धर्म्य संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्ति च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: If you will not fight this righteous battle, you will incur sin for abandoning your own duty and fame;
Sanskrit: अकीर्ति चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम्। सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिमरणादतिरिच्यते॥
English: And all men will proclaim your everlasting infamy. To him, who is honoured, infamy is a greater (calamity) then death.
Sanskrit: भयाद् रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः। येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्॥
English: And all great car warriors will think that you abstain from the battle through fear. You will be lightly thought of by those who honoured you before.
Sanskrit: अवाच्यवादांश्चं बहून् वदिष्यन्ति तवाहिताः। निन्दन्तस्तव सामर्थ्य ततो दुःखतरं नु किम्॥
English: Decrying your power, your enemies will say things unutterable. What can be more painful than this!
Sanskrit: हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्ग जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्। तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः॥
English: If killed, you will attain to heaven; and if victorious, you will enjoy the whole world. Therefore, being resolved to fight, arise, O son of Kunti.
Sanskrit: सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ। ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैव पापमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: Considering pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat, all the same, be ready for fight, and then, you will incur no sin.