pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तमुवाचा ततो दृष्ट्वा पर्वतं नारदस्तथा॥ कृताञ्जलिमुपासीनं दीनं दीनतरः स्वयम्। त्वयाहं प्रथमं शप्तो वानरस्त्वं भविष्यसि॥ इत्युक्तेन मया पश्चाच्छप्तस्त्वमपि मत्सरात्। अधप्रभृति वै वासं स्वर्गे नावाप्स्यसीति ह॥ तव नैतद्धि विसदृशं पुत्रस्थाने हि मे भवान्। न्यवर्तयेतां तौ शापावन्योन्येन तदा मुनी॥
English: Seeing the cheerless Parvata kneeling before him with joined palms, Narada, himself more disspirited, said to him.-You had cursed me first, saying,-Be you a monkey!-After you had said so to me, I cursed you from anger, saying,-From this day you will not live in heaven. You should not have done so, since you are like a son to me.-The two saints then released each other from their mutual curses.
Sanskrit: श्रीसमृद्धं तदा दृष्ट्वा नारदं देवरूपिणम्। सुकुमारी प्रदुद्राव परपत्यभिशङ्कया।॥
English: Seeing her husband possessed of celestial forin shining with beauty, Sukumari fled from him taking him, to be somebody other than her husband.
Sanskrit: तां पर्वतस्ततो दृष्ट्वा प्रद्रवन्तीमनिन्दिताम्। अब्रवीत् तव भर्तेष नात्र कार्या विचारणा॥
English: Seeing the beautiful princess flying away from her husband, Parvata addressed her, saying,-He is your husband. Do not entertain any scruple.
Sanskrit: ऋषिः परमधर्मात्मा नारदो भगवान् प्रभुः। तवैवाभेद्यहृदयो मा तेऽभूदत्र संशयः॥
English: He is the illustrious and powerful Rishi Narada, that foremost of virtuous persons. He is your husband entirely devoted to you. Do not cherish any doubt.
Sanskrit: सानुनीता बहुविधं पर्वतेन महात्मना। शापदोषं च तं भर्तुः श्रुत्वा प्रकृतिमागता॥ पर्वतोऽथ ययौ स्वर्ग नारदोऽभ्यगमद् गृहान्।
English: Assured in various ways be the great Parvata and informed also of the curse on her husband the princess regained the calmness of men. Then Parvata proceeded to heaven and Narada to his home.'
Sanskrit: वासुदेव उवाच प्रत्यक्षकर्ता सर्वस्य नारदो भगवानृषिः। एष वक्ष्यति ते पृष्टो यथावृत्तं नरोत्तम॥
English: The illustrious Rishi Narada, who himself did so, is here, O best of men, asked by you, he will tell you everything that took place."
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो राजा पाण्डुसुतो नारदं प्रत्यभाषत। भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि सुवर्णष्ठीविसम्भवम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said: The royal son of Pandu then addressed Narada, saying,-'O holy one, I wish to hear of the birth of the child whose excreta were gold.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तस्तु स मुनिर्धर्मराजेन नारदः। आचचक्षे यथावृत्तं सुवर्णष्ठीविनं प्रति॥
English: Thus accosted by king Yudhishthira the sage Narada began to describe to him all that had taken place about that child who passed golden excreta.
Sanskrit: नारद उवाच एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथायं केशवोऽब्रवीत्। कार्यस्यास्य तु यच्छेषं तत् ते वक्ष्यामि पृच्छतः॥
English: Narada said 'It is so, O you of mighty arms, as Keshava here has said, asked by you I shall now recite the remaining portion of this story.
Sanskrit: अहं च पर्वतश्चैव स्वस्त्रीयो मे महामुनिः। वस्तुकामावभिगतौ संजयं जयतां वरम्॥
English: Myself, and my sister's son, the great ascetic Parvata, once came to Srinjaya, that foremost of all victorious kings, for living with him.
Sanskrit: तत्रावां पूजितौ तेन विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा। सर्वकामैः सुविहितौ निवसावोऽस्य वेश्मनि॥
English: Honoured duly by him who gratified every wish of ours, we lived in his palace.
Sanskrit: व्यतिक्रान्तासु वर्षासु समये गमनस्य च। पर्वतो मामुवाचेदं काले वचनमर्थवत्॥
English: After the rains had gone, and when the time for our own departure arrived, Parvata said to me these weighty words suitable to the hour.
Sanskrit: आवामस्य नरेन्द्रस्य गृहे परमपूजितौ। उषितौ समये ब्रह्मस्तद् विचिन्तय साम्प्रतम्॥
English: We have, O Brahmana, lived in the house of this king for some time, highly respected by him. Think of what return we should make.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहमब्रवं राजन् पर्वतं शुभदर्शनम्। सर्वमेतत् त्वयि विभो भागिनेयोपपद्यते॥
English: I then, O king, said to Parvata,-O nephew, it is really like you, and, O ye of great power, all this depends upon yourself.
Sanskrit: वरेण च्छन्द्यतां राजा लभतां यद् यदिच्छति। आवयोस्तपसा सिद्धि प्राप्नोतु यदि मन्यसे॥
English: By your boons let the king be made happy and let him obtain his wishes. Or, if you wish, let hiin be crowned with success by the power of ascetic merits of both of us.
Sanskrit: तत आहूय राजानं संजयं जयतां वरम्। पर्वतोऽनुमतो वाक्यमुवाच कुरुपुङ्गव॥
English: After this, Parvata having summoned king Srinjaya, that foremost of victorious persons, said to him these words, O foremost of Kurus:प्रीतौ स्वो नृप सत्कारैर्भवदार्जवसम्भृतैः।
Sanskrit: आवाभ्यामभ्यनुज्ञातो वरं नृवर चिन्तय॥
English: We have been highly gratified, O king, with your hospitality given with every sincerity. With our permission, O foremost of men, think of the boon you should pray.
Sanskrit: देवानामविहिंसायां न भवेन्मानुषक्षयम्। तद् गृहाण महाराज पूजार्हो नौ मतो भवान्॥
English: Let the boon, however, be such that it may not create enmity with the gods or bring on destruction to men. Accept then, O king, a boon, for you deserved one as we think.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच प्रीतौ भवन्तौ यदि मे कृतमेतावता मम। एष एव परो लाभो निर्वृत्तो मे महाफलः॥
English: Hearing these words, Srinjaya replied,-If you have been pleased with me my object then has been gained, for this itself is the highest gain and the fruition of all my desires.
Sanskrit: तमेवंवादिनं भूयः पर्वतः प्रत्यभाषत। वृणीष्व राजन् संकल्पं यत् ते हृदि चिरं स्थितम्॥
English: To Srinjaya who said so, Parvata again said, —Pray, o king, for the fruition of that wish which you are cherishing in your heart for a long time.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच अभीप्सामि सुतं वीरं वीरवन्तं दृढव्रतम्) आयुष्मन्तं महाभागं देवराजसमद्युतिम्॥
English: Srinjaya answered, I wish to have a son who will be heroic and endued with great energy, firm in his vows and of long life, highly blessed and effulgent like the king of gods.
Sanskrit: पर्वत उवाच भविष्यत्येष ते कामो न त्वायुष्मान् भविष्यति। देवराजाभिभूत्यर्थं संकल्पो ह्येष ते हृदि॥
English: At this, Parvata said,-This your desire will be satisfied. Your son, however shall not live long, since you wish to have such a son for prevailing over the king of the gods.
Sanskrit: ख्यातः सुवर्णष्ठीवीति पुत्रस्तव भविष्यति। रक्ष्यश्च देवराजात् स देवराजसमद्युतिः॥
English: Your son shall be known by the name of Suvarnashthivin. He shall be effulgent like the king of gods, but take care to protect him always from that deity.
Sanskrit: तच्छुत्वा सुंजयो वाक्यं पर्वतस्य महात्मनः। प्रसादयामास तदा नैतदेवं भवेदिति॥ आयुष्मान् मे भवेत् पुत्रो भवतस्तपसा मुने। न च तं पर्वत: किंचिदुवाचेन्द्रव्यपेक्षया॥
English: Hearing those words of the great Parvata, Srinjaya begged that saint for ordaining otherwise, saying,-May my son live long, O Muni, through your ascetic merit.-Parvata, however, said nothing, out of his partiality for Indra.
Sanskrit: तमहं नृपतिं दीनमब्रवं पुनरेव च। स्मर्तव्योऽस्मि महाराज दर्शयिष्यामि ते सुतम्॥
English: Seeing the king very cheerless, I said to him,-Think of me, O king, (in your distress), and I shall promise to come when thought of by you.
Sanskrit: अहं ते दयितं पुत्रं प्रेतराजवशं गतम्। पुनर्दास्यामि तद्रूपं मा शुचः पृथिवीपते॥
English: Do not grieve, O king. I will give you back your beloved child alive, even if he be dead.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा तु नृपतिं प्रयातौ स्वो यथेप्सितम्। संजयश्च यथाकामं प्रविवेश स्वमन्दिरम्॥
English: Having said so to that king both of us left him for coming to where we wished, and Srinjaya returned to his palace.
Sanskrit: संजयस्याथ राजर्षेः कस्मिंश्चित् कालपर्यये। जज्ञे पुत्रो महावीर्यस्तेजसा प्रज्वलन्निव॥
English: After some time had passed, the royal sage Srinjaya had born unto him a highly powerful and energetic son.
Sanskrit: ववृधे स यथाकालं सरसीव महोत्पलम्। बभूव काञ्चनष्ठीवी यथार्थं नाम तस्य तत्॥
English: The child grew up like a large lotus in a lake, and became Suvarnashthivin in reality as well as in name.
Sanskrit: तदद्भुततमं लोके पप्रथे कुरुसत्तम। बुबुधे तच्च देवेन्द्रो वरदानं महर्षितः॥
English: This wonderful fact, O best of the Kurus, soon became widely known over the world. The king of the gods also learnt of it as the outcome of Paravata's boon.
Sanskrit: ततः स्वाभिभवाद् भीतो बृहस्पतिमते स्थितः। कुमारस्यान्तरप्रेक्षी बभूव बलवृत्रहा॥
English: Fearing humiliation the slayer of Vala and Vritra began to watch for the loopholes in that prince.
Sanskrit: चोदयामास तद् वज्रं दिव्यास्त्रं मूर्तिमत् स्थितम्। व्याघ्रो भूत्वा जहीमं त्वं राजपुत्रमिति प्रभो॥
English: He commanded his celestial weapon Thunder, standing before him, in embodied from saying,-Go, O powerful one, and assuming the form of a tiger kill this prince.
Sanskrit: प्रवृद्धः किल वीर्येण मामेषोऽभिभविष्यति। संजयस्य सुतो वज्र यथैनं पर्वतोऽब्रवीत्॥ एवमुक्तस्तु शक्रेण वज्रः परपुरज्जयः। कुमारमन्तरप्रेक्षी नित्यमेवान्वपद्यत॥
English: When grown up, this child of Srinjaya may, by his deeds humiliate me, O Thunder, as Parvata had said, thus addressed by Shakra, the celestial weapon Thunder, the subjugator of enemy's towns, began from that day to continually watch for the weak points of the prince.
Sanskrit: संजयोऽपि सुतं प्राप्य देवराजसमद्युतिम्। हृष्टः सान्तःपुरो राजा वननित्यो बभूव ह॥
English: Srinjaya, meanwhile, having obtained that child who was effulgent like Indra himself, became filled with joy. The king, accompanied by his wives, and the other ladies of his household, took up his quarter in the midst of a forest.
Sanskrit: ततो भागीरथीतीरे कदाचिनिर्जने वने। धात्रीद्वितीयो बालः स क्रीडार्थं पर्यधावत॥
English: One day, on the bank of the Bhagirathi, the boy accompanied by his nurse, ran here and there in play.
Sanskrit: पञ्चवर्षकदेशीयो बालो नागेन्द्रविक्रमः। सहसोत्पतितं व्याघ्रमाससाद महाबलम्॥
English: Though only five years' old, his prowess, even then, resembled that of a powerful elephant. While thus playing the child met a powerful tiger that attacked him suddenly.
Sanskrit: स बालस्तेन निष्पिष्टो वेपमानो नृपात्मजः। व्यसुः पपात मेदिन्यां ततो धात्री विचुक्रुशे॥
English: The infant prince trembled greatly as he was being mangled by the tiger and soon fell down dead on the Earth. Seeing in the nurse cried aloud in grief.
Sanskrit: हत्वा तु राजपुत्रं स तत्रैवान्तरधीयत। शार्दूलो देवराजस्य माययान्तर्हितस्तदा॥
English: Having killed the prince, the tiger through Indra's powers of delusion, vanished there and then.
Sanskrit: धात्र्यास्तु निनदं श्रुत्वा रुदत्याः परमार्तवत्। अभ्यधावत तं देशं स्वयमेव महीपतिः॥
English: Hearing the cries of the nurse, the king in great anxiety ran there.
Sanskrit: स ददर्श शयानं तं गतासुं पीतशोणितम्। कुमारं विगतानन्दं निशाकरमिव च्युतम्॥
English: He saw his son there, his blood quaffed off and lying dead on the ground like the moon dropped from the sky.
Sanskrit: स तमुत्सङ्गमारोप्य परिपीडितमानसः। पुत्रं रुधिरसंसिक्तं पर्यदेवयदातुरः॥
English: Taking up on his lap the boy bathed in blood, and the king, with heart stricken with grief, began to lament piteously.
Sanskrit: ततस्ता मातरस्तस्य रुदत्यः शोककर्शिताः। अभ्यधावन्त तं देशं यत्र राजा स संजयः॥
English: The queen also smitten with sorrow, and crying, quickly ran where king Srinjaya was.
Sanskrit: ततः स राजा सस्मार मामेव गतमानसः। तदाहं चिन्तनं ज्ञात्वा गतवांस्तस्य दर्शनम्॥
English: In that plight the king thought of me with rapt attention. Knowing that the king was thinking of me I appeared before him.
Sanskrit: मयैतानि च वाक्यानि श्रावितः शोकलालसः। यानि ते यदुवीरेण कथितानि महीपते॥
English: Assailed with grief as the king was, I recounted to him all those stories, O king, that this hero of Yadu's race has already recited to you.
Sanskrit: संजीवितश्चापि पुनर्वासवानुमते तदा। भवितव्यं तथा तच्च न तच्छक्यमतोऽन्यथा॥
English: I restored Srinjaya's child to life with Indra's permission. That which is ordained must take place. It is impossible to make it otherwise.
Sanskrit: तत ऊर्ध्वं कुमारस्तु स्वर्णष्ठीवी महायशाः। चित्तं प्रसादयामास पितुर्मातुश्च वीर्यवान्॥
English: After this prince Suvarnashthivin of great renown and power began to gladden the hearts of his parents.
Sanskrit: कारयामास राज्यं च पितरि स्वर्गते नृपा वर्षाणां शतमेकं च सहस्रं भीमविक्रमः॥
English: Of great prowess, he ascended the throne of his father after the latter had died, and reigned for one thousand and one hundred years.
Sanskrit: तत ईजे महायज्ञैर्बहुभिर्भूरिदक्षिणैः। तर्पयामास देवांश्च पितश्चैव महाद्युतिः॥
English: He worshipped the gods in many great sacrifices accompanied with profuse presents. Highly effulgent he gratified the gods and the Pitris.
Sanskrit: उत्पाद्य च बहून् पुत्रान् कुलसंतानकारिणः। कालेन महता राजन् कालधर्ममुपेयिवान्॥
English: Having begotten many sons all of whom by their children multiplied the race, he breathed his last, o king, after many years.
Sanskrit: स त्वं राजेन्द्र संजातं शोकमेनं निवर्तय। यथा त्वां केशवः प्राह व्यासश्च सुमहातपाः॥
English: Do you, O foremost of kings, remove this grief of your heart, as Keshava has advised you, as also Vyasa of austere penances.
Sanskrit: पितृपैतामहं राज्यमास्थाय धुरमुद्वह। इष्ट्वा पुण्यैर्महायज्ञैरिष्टं लोकमवाप्स्यसि॥
English: Rise up, O king, and carry the burden of this your ancestral kingdom, and celebrate high and great sacrifices so, that you may obtain (hereafter) whatever regions you may wish to acquire. Rise up, O king, and carry the burden of this your ancestral kingdom, and celebrate high and great sacrifices so, that you may obtain (hereafter) whatever regions you may wish to acquire.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच तूष्णीभूतं तु राजानं शोचमानं युधिष्ठिरम्। तपस्वी धर्मतत्त्वज्ञः कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: Vaishampayana saidDvaipayana-Vyasa, that great ascetic conversant with the truths of religion, spoke again to king Yudhishthira, who still remained silent and plunged in grief.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच प्रजानां पालनं धर्मो राज्ञां राजीवलोचन। धर्मः प्रमाणं लोकस्य नित्यं धर्मानुवर्तिनः॥
English: Vyasa said 'O you having eyes like lotus petals, the protection of subjects is the duty of kings. Those men who are always observant of duty regard duty to be all powerful.
Sanskrit: अनुतिष्ठस्व तद् राजन् पितृपैतामहं पदम्। ब्राह्मणेषु तपो धर्मः स नित्यो वेदनिश्चितः॥
English: Do you, therefore, O king, follow your forefathers. The penances are the duty of the Brahmanas. This is the eternal prescription of the Vedas.
Sanskrit: तत् प्रमाणं ब्राह्मणानां शाश्वतं भरतर्षभ। तस्य धर्मस्य कृत्स्नस्य क्षत्रियः परिरक्षिता॥
English: Penances, therefore, O foremost of Bharata's race, are the eternal duty of the Brahmanas. A Kshatriya's duty is to protect all persons.
Sanskrit: यः स्वयं प्रतिहन्ति स्म शासनं विषये रतः। स बाहुभ्यां विनिग्राह्यों लोकयात्राविघातकः॥
English: That man, who addicted to earthly objects, disregards wholesome restrictions, that man who transgresses at social harmony, should be punished with a strong hand.
Sanskrit: प्रमाणमप्रमाणं यः कुर्यान्मोहवशं गतः। भृत्यो वा यदि वा पुत्रस्तपस्वी वाथ कश्चन॥ पापान् सर्वैरुपायैस्तान् नियच्छेच्छातयीत वा। अतोऽन्यथा वर्तमानो राजा प्राप्नोति किल्बिषम्॥
English: The fool who ties to transgress authority, be he an attendant, a son or even a saint-indeed all such sinful men,-should by every means be punished or even killed. That king who behaves otherwise incurs sin.
Sanskrit: धर्म विनश्यमानं हि यो न रक्षेत् स धर्महा। ते त्वया धर्महन्तारो निहताः सपदानुगाः॥
English: He who does not protect morality when it is being disregarded, is himself a trespasser of the same. The Kauravas transgressed morality. They have with their followers been killed by you.
Sanskrit: स्वधर्मे वर्तमानस्त्वं किं नु शोचसि पाण्डव। राजा हि हन्याद् दद्याच्च प्रजा रक्षेच्च धर्मतः॥
English: You have simply observed the duties of your own order. Why then, O son of Pandu, do you indulge in such grief? The king should kill those that deserve death, make gifts to persons deserving of charity, and protect his subjects according to the sacred laws.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच न तेऽभिशंके वचनं यद् ब्रवीषि तपोधन। अपरोक्षो हि ते धर्मः सर्वधर्मविदां वर॥
English: Yudhishthira said I do not doubt your words, O you of great ascetic merit? Everything regarding morality and duty is well known to you, O foremost of all persons, conversant with morality and duty.
Sanskrit: मया त्ववध्या बहवो घातिता राज्यकारणात्। तानि कर्माणि मे ब्रह्मन् दहन्ति च पचन्ति च॥
English: I have, however, for the sake of kingdom, caused many persons to be killed. Those deeds, O Brahmana, are burning and consuming me.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच कुरुते पुरुषः ईश्वरो वा भवेत् कर्ता पुरुषो वापि भारत। हठो वा वर्तते लोके कर्मजं वा फलं स्मृतम्॥
English: Vyasa said O Bharata, is the Supreme Being the actor, or is men the doer? Is everything the outcome of Chance in the worlds, or are the fruits of our pristine deeds?
Sanskrit: ईश्वरेण नियुक्तो हि साध्वसाधु च भारत। कर्म फलमीश्वरगामि तत्॥
English: If man, O Bharata, does all acts, good or evil, being urged by the Supreme Being, then the fruits thereof should attach to the Supreme Being himself.
Sanskrit: यथा हि पुरुषश्छिद्याद् वृक्षं परशुना वने। छेत्तुरेव भवेत् पाएं परशोर्न कथञ्चन॥
English: If a person cuts down by an axe a tree in the forest, it is the person that commits the sin and not the axe.
Sanskrit: अथवा तदुपादानात् प्राप्नुयात् कर्मणः फलम्। दण्डशस्त्रकृतं पापं पुरुषे तन्न विद्यते॥
English: Or, if it be said that, the axe being only the material cause, the consequence of the act should attach to the animate agent, then the sin visits to the person who has made the axe. This, however, can scarcely be true.
Sanskrit: न चैतदिष्टं कौन्तेय यदन्येन कृतं फलम्। प्राप्नुयादिति यस्माच्च ईश्वरे तन्निवेशय॥
English: If this be not reasonable, O son of Kunti, that one man should be visited by the sin of an act done by another, then guided by this, you should throw all responsibility upon the Supreme Being.
Sanskrit: अथापि पुरुषः कर्ता कर्मणोः शुभपापयोः। न परो विद्यते तस्मादेवमेतच्छुभं कृतम्॥
English: If, on the other hand, man is himself the agent of all his acts, good and evil, then there is no Supreme Being and, therefore, whatever you have done cannot bring evil consequences on you.
Sanskrit: न हि कश्चित् क्वचिद् राजन् दिष्टं प्रतिनिवर्तते। दण्डशस्त्रकृतं पापं पुरुषे तन्न विद्यते॥
English: No one, O king, can ever escape from what is ordained. If, again, Destiny be the result of pristine acts, then no sin visits one in this life even as the sin of cutting down a tree cannot affect the maker of the axe.
Sanskrit: यदि वा मन्यसे राजन् हतमेकं प्रतिष्ठितम्। एवमप्यशुभं कर्म न भूतं न भविष्यति॥
English: If you say it is Chance only that acts in the world, then such an act of destruction could never take place nor will ever take place.
Sanskrit: अथाभिपत्तिर्लोकस्य कर्तव्या पुण्यपापयोः। अभिपन्नमिदं लोके राज्ञामुद्यतदण्डनम्॥
English: If it is necessary to determine what is good and what bad in the world, attend to the scriptures. In those scriptures. In those scriptures it has been ordained that kings should stand with the rod of punishment uplifted in their hands.
Sanskrit: तथापि लोके कर्माणि समावर्तन्ति भारत। शुभाशुभफलं चैते प्राप्नुवन्तीति मे मतिः॥
English: I think, O Bharata, that acts, good and bad, are perpetually revolving here as on a wheel, and men reap the fruits of those acts, good or bad, that they do.
Sanskrit: एवमप्यशुभं कर्म कर्मणस्तत्फलात्मकम्। त्यज त्वं राजशार्दूल मैवं शोके मनः कृथाः॥
English: One sinful act begets another. Therefore,O foremost of kings, avoid all evil acts and do not indulge in grief.
Sanskrit: स्वधर्मे वर्तमानस्य सापवादेऽपि भारत। एवमात्मपरित्यागस्तव राजन् न शोभनः॥
English: You should follow, O Bharata, the duties, even if reproachable, of your own order. This self-destruction, o king, does not appear in you.
Sanskrit: विहितानि हि कौन्तेय प्रायश्चित्तानि कर्मणाम्। शरीरवांस्तानि कुर्यादशरीरः पराभवेत्॥
English: Expiations, O king, have been laid down for (evil) acts. He that is alive can perform them, but he that dies cannot perform them.
Sanskrit: तद् राजन् जीवनमानस्त्वं प्रायश्चित्तं करिष्यसि। प्रायश्चित्तमकृत्वा तु प्रेत्य तप्तासि भारत॥
English: Therefore, O king, without laying down your life, perform those expiatory acts. If you do not perform them you may have to repent in the next world.”
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच हताः पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च भ्रातरः पितरस्तथा। श्वशुरा गुरवश्चैव मातुलाश्च पितामहाः॥ क्षत्रियाश्च महात्मानः सम्बन्धिसुहृदस्तथा। वयस्या भागिनेयाश्च ज्ञातयश्च पितामह॥ बहवश्च मनुष्येन्द्रा नानादेशसमागताः। घातिता राज्यलुब्धेन मयैकेन पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said Sons, grandsons, brothers, sires, fathers-inlaw, preceptors, maternal uncles, grandsires, many great Kshatriyas, many relatives, friends, companions, sisters' sons, and kinsmen, O grandfather, and many foremost of men hailing from various countries, have been killed. All these, O grandfather, have been caused to be killed by myself alone, from desire of kingdom.
Sanskrit: तांस्तादृशानहं हत्वा धर्मनित्यान् महीक्षितः। असकृत् सोमपान् वीरान् किं प्राप्स्यामि तपोधन॥
English: Having brought about the death of so many heroic kings who were always righteous and all of whom had drunk Soma in sacrifices, what end shall I obtain, O great ascetic.
Sanskrit: दह्याम्यनिशमद्यापि चिन्तयानः पुनः पुनः। हीनां पार्थिवसिंहैस्तैः श्रीमद्भिः पृथिवीमिमाम्॥
English: Thinking that this Earth has been deprived of many foremost of kings, all of whom enjoyed great prosperity, I burn continually to this day.
Sanskrit: दृष्ट्वा ज्ञातिवधं घोरं हतांश्च शतशः परान्। कोटिशश्च नरानन्यान् परितप्ये पितामह॥
English: Having seen this destruction of kinsmen and of millions of other men, I burn with grief, Ograndfather.
Sanskrit: का न तासां वरस्त्रीणामवस्थाद्य भविष्यति। विहीनानां तु तनयैः पतिभिर्धातृभिस्तथा॥
English: Oh, what will be the condition of those foremost of ladies who have been deprived of sons, of husbands, and of brothers.
Sanskrit: अस्मानन्तकरान् घोरान् पाण्डवान् वृष्णिसंहतान्। आक्रोशन्त्यः कृशा दीनाः प्रपतिष्यन्ति भूतले॥
English: Censuring the Pandavas and the Vrishnis as cruel murderers, those ladies, reduced greatly and sunk in grief, will throw themselves on the Earth.
Sanskrit: अपश्यन्त्यः पितॄन् भ्रातृन् पतीन् पुत्रांश्च योषितः। त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् स्त्रियः सर्वा गमिष्यन्ति यमक्षयम्॥ वत्सलत्वाद् द्विजश्रेष्ठ तत्र मे नास्ति संशयः। व्यक्तं सौक्ष्याच्च धर्मस्य प्राप्स्यामः स्त्रीवधंवयम्॥
English: Not seeing their father and brothers and husbands and sons, those ladies renouncing their lives in agony will go to the abode of Yama, O foremost of Brahmanas! I have no doubt of this! The course of morality is very subtile. It is clear that we shall be guilty of killing women for this.
Sanskrit: यद् वयं सुहृदो हत्वा कृत्वा पापमनन्तकम्। नरके निपतिष्यामो ह्यधःशिरस एव ह॥
English: Having killed our kinsmen and friends and thereby committed a sin which cannot be expiated, we shall have tù fall into hell with heads downwards.
Sanskrit: शरीराणि विमोक्ष्यामस्तपसोग्रेण सत्तम। आश्रमाणां विशेषं त्वमथाचक्ष्व पितामह॥
English: O best of men, we shall, therefore, reduce our bodies with the austerest of penances! Tell me, O grand-father, what mode of life I should follow.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच युधिष्ठिरस्य तद् वाक्यं श्रुत्वा द्वैपायनस्तदा। निरीक्ष्य निपुणं बुद्ध्या ऋषिः प्रोवाच पाण्डवम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said Hearing these words of Yudhishthira, the Dvaipayana-Rishi, having reflected keenly for sometime, said again to the son of Pandu.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच मा विषादं कृथा राजन् क्षत्रधर्ममनुस्मरन्। स्वधर्मेण हता ह्येते क्षत्रियाः क्षत्रियर्षभ॥
English: Vyasa said, Remembering the duties of a Kshatriya, O king, do not indulge in grief! All those Kshatriyas, O foremost of Kshatriyas, have been killed while following their legitimate duties.
Sanskrit: काक्षमाणाः श्रियं कृत्स्नां पृथिव्यां च महद् यशः। कृतान्तविधिसंयुक्ताः कालेन निधनं गताः॥
English: Pursuing great prosperity and fame on Earth, those foremost of men, all of whom were liable to death, have died through the influence of Time.
Sanskrit: न त्वं हन्ता च भीमोऽयं नार्जुनो न यमावपि। कालः पर्यायधर्मेण प्राणानादत्त देहिनाम्॥
English: You have not been their slayer, nor this Bhima, nor Arjuna, nor the twins. It is Time that took away their lives according to the great law of change.
Sanskrit: न तस्य मातापितरौ नानुग्राह्यो हि कश्चन। कर्मसाक्षी प्रजानां यस्तेन कालेन संहृताः॥
English: Time has neither mother, nor father, nor anybody to whom he shows any mercy. He is the witness of the acts of all creatures, By him have they been snatched away.
Sanskrit: हेतुमात्रमिदं तस्य विहितं भरतर्षभ। यद्धन्ति भूतैर्भूतानि तदस्मै रूपमैश्वरम्॥
English: This battle, O foremost of Bharata's race, was only an occasion ordained by him. He brought out the destruction of creatures through the instrumentality of Time. In this manner it displays its irresistible power.