pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: अथवा सैनिकाः केचिदपकुर्युर्युधिष्ठिरम्। तदबुद्धिकृतं कर्म दोषमुत्पादयेच्च वः॥ तस्माद् गच्छन्तु पुरुषाः स्मारणायाप्तकारिणः। न स्वयं तत्र गमनं रोचये तव भारत॥
English: Or some soldiers of yours may do some injury to Yudhishthira and that unpremeditated act may be ascribed to you. O descendant of Bharata, therefore let some faithful men go there to count the cattle and mark the calves. I do not think it is proper for your to go in person.
Sanskrit: शकुनिरुवाच धर्मज्ञः पाण्डवो ज्येष्ठः प्रतिज्ञातं च संसदि। तेन द्वादश वर्षाणि वस्तव्यानीति भारत।॥
English: Shakuni said: O descendant of Bharata, the eldest Pandava is virtuous; he has taken the pledge in the assembly that he will live twelve years in the forest.
Sanskrit: अनुवृत्ताश्च ते सर्वे पाण्डवा धर्मचारिणः। युधिष्ठिरस्तु कौन्तेयो न नः कोपं करिष्यति॥
English: The other Pandavas are virtuous and obedient to him. The son of Kunti, Yudhishthira will never be angry with us.
Sanskrit: मृगयां चैव नो गन्तुमिच्छा संवर्तते भृशम्। स्मारणं तु चिकीर्षामो न तु पाण्डवदर्शनम्॥
English: We desire very much to go to a hunting expedition; we shall also take that opportunity to count the cattle. We have no wish to see the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: न चानार्यसमाचारः कश्चित् तत्र भविष्यति। न च तत्र गमिष्यामो यत्र तेषां प्रतिश्रयः॥
English: We shall not go to that place where the Pandavas are living. Therefore no misconduct on our part can possibly arise.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः शकुनिना धृतराष्ट्रो जनेश्वरः। दुर्योधनं महामात्यमनुजज्ञे न कामतः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having been thus addressed by Shakuni, the ruler of earth, Dhritarashtra, unwillingly gave permission to Duryodhana and his counsellors togo.
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञातस्तु गान्धारिः कर्णेन सहितस्तदा। निर्ययौ भरतश्रेष्ठो बलेन महता वृतः॥
English: Having received permission, the son of Gandhari, that foremost of the Bharata race (Duryodhana) with Karna and with a large host started.
Sanskrit: दुःशासनेन च तथा सौबलेन च धीमता। संवृतो भ्रातृभिश्चान्यैः स्त्रीभिश्चापि सहस्रशः॥
English: He has accompanied by Dushasana the intclligent son of Subala (Shakuni) and by many others of his brothers and also thousands of women.
Sanskrit: तं निर्यान्तं महाबाहुं द्रष्टुं द्वैतवनं सरः। पौराश्चानुययुः सर्वे सहदारा वनं च तत्॥
English: When he started to see that lake in the Dvaitavana, the citizens also with their wives proceeded towards that forest.
Sanskrit: अष्टौ रथसहस्राणि त्रीणि नागायुतानि च। पत्तयो बहुसाहस्रा हयाश्च नवतिः शताः॥
English: Eight thousand cars, thirty thousand elephants, nine thousand horses and many thousands of foot soldiers,
Sanskrit: शकटापणवेशाश्च वणिजो वन्दिनस्तथा। नराश्च मृगयाशीलाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: Carriages, shops, pavilions, traders, bards and men, trained in hunting, by hundred and thousands, followed the king.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रयाणे नृपतेः सुमहानभवत् स्वनः। प्रावृषीव महावायोरुद्धतस्य विशाम्पते॥
English: O monarch, as the king started, followed by many thousands of men, the uproar caused by the march resembled the deep roar of winds in the rains.
Sanskrit: गव्यूतिमात्रे न्यवसद् राजा दुर्योधनस्तदा। प्रयातो वाहनैः सर्वैस्ततो द्वैतवनं सरः॥
English: Arriving at the lake of Dvaitavana with his followers and conveyances, king Duryodhana encamped at the distance of four miles from the lake.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ दुर्योधनो राजा तत्र वने वसन्। जगाम घोषानभितस्तत्र चक्रे निवेशनम्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Then the king Duryodhana, living in various parts of that forest, at last came to the cattle stations and encamped there.
Sanskrit: रमणीये समाज्ञाते सोदके समहीरहे। देशे सर्वगुणोपेते चक्रुरावसथान् पराः॥
English: Selecting a well known charming place which had a plentiful supply of water and which abounded in trees and possessed every convenience, his attendants built a house for him.
Sanskrit: तथैव तत्समीपस्थान् पृथगावसथान् बहून्। कर्णस्य शकुनेश्चैव भ्रातृणां चैव सर्वशः॥
English: Near the royal residence, they also erected separate houses for Karna, Shakuni and other brothers of the king.
Sanskrit: ददर्श स तदा गावः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। अङ्कुर्लक्षैश्च ताः सर्वा लक्षयामास पार्थिवः॥
English: The king saw his cattle by hundreds and thousands. Examining their limbs and marks, he supervised their counting.
Sanskrit: अङ्कयामास वत्सांश्च जज्ञे चोपसृतांस्त्वपि। बालवत्साश्च या गावः कालयामास ता अपि॥
English: He caused the calves to be marked and took notes of those that required to be tamed. He also counted all those cows of which calves had not yet been yeaned.
Sanskrit: अथ स स्मारणं कृत्वा लक्षयित्वा त्रिहायनान्। वृतो गोपालकैः प्रीतो व्यहरत् कुरुनन्दनः॥
English: Completing the task of counting and marking every calf which was three years old, the Kuru prince, surrounded by the cow-herds, began cheerfully to sport and wander about (in that forest).
Sanskrit: स च पौरजनः सर्वः सैनिकाच सहस्रशः। यथोपजोषं चिक्रीडुर्वने तस्मिन् यथामराः॥
English: The citizens and the soldiers by thousands sported in that forest as best pleased them like the celestials.
Sanskrit: ततो गोपाः प्रगातारः कुशला नृत्यवादने। धार्तराष्ट्रमुपातिष्ठन् कन्याश्चैव स्वलंकृताः॥
English: The herdsman, well-skilled in singing and dancing and playing on musical instruments and maidens adorned with ornaments ministered to the pleasures of Dhritarashtra's son.
Sanskrit: स स्त्रीगणावृतो राजा प्रहृष्टः प्रददौ वसु। तेभ्यो यथार्हमन्नानि पानानि विविधानि च॥
English: The king surrounded by the ladies of the royal household began cheerfully to distribute according to the merit of each, wealth, food and drinks of various kinds among those that sought to please him.
Sanskrit: ततस्ते सहिताः सर्वे तरखून् महिषान् मृगान्। गवयर्डवराहांश्च समन्तात् पर्यकालयन्॥ स ताञ्छरैर्विनिर्भिद्य गजांश्च सुबहून् वने। रमणीयेषु देशेषु ग्राहयामास वै मृगान्॥
English: Attended by all his followers, the king killed many bison's, buffaloes, deer gavayas, bear and boars. Pierced by his arrows animals by thousands died in that deep forest. He caused the deer to be caught in the most delightful parts of the forest.
Sanskrit: गोरसानुपयुञ्जान उपभोगांश्च भारत। पश्यन् स रणमीयानि वनान्युपवनानि च।॥ मत्तभ्रमरजुष्टानि बर्हिणाभिरुतानि च। अगच्छदानुपूर्येण पुण्यं द्वैतवनं सरः॥
English: Drinking milk and enjoying various other delicious articles, O descendant of Bharata and also seeing as he proceeded many delightful forests and woods swarming with bees intoxicated with the honey of flowers and resounding with the sweet notes of peacock, the king at last reached the sacred lake of Dvaitavana.
Sanskrit: मत्तभ्रमरसंजुष्टं नीलकण्ठरवाकुलम्। सप्तच्छदसमाकीर्णं पुन्नागबकुलैर्युतम्॥
English: The place was swarmed with bees intoxicated with the honey of the flowers; it echoed with the sweet notes of blue throated jay (bird); it was shaded by Saptachadas and Punnyagas and Bakulas.
Sanskrit: ऋद्ध्या परमया युक्तो महेन्द्र इव वलाभृत्। यदृच्छया च तत्रस्थो धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः॥ ईजे राजर्षियज्ञेन साद्यस्केन विशाम्पते। दिव्येन विधिना चैव वन्येन कुरुसत्तम॥ कृत्वा निवेशमभितः सरसस्तस्य कौरव। द्रौपद्या सहिता धीमान् धर्मपल्या नराधिपः॥
English: The king (Duryodhana) graced with great prosperity went there like the wielder of thunder, the lord of the celestials (Indra). O foremost of the Kuru race, the greatly intelligent Dharmaraja Yudhishthira was then, O king, living near that lake and was performing with his wife Draupadi the sacrifice called Rajarshi according to the ordinance sanctioned for the celestials and persons living in the forest.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनः प्रेष्यानादिदेश सहस्रशः। आक्रीडावसथा: क्षिप्नं क्रियन्तामिति भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, Duryodhana, having arrived at that place, commanded thousands of his men to build there pleasure houses with the least delay.
Sanskrit: ते तथेत्येव कौरव्यमुक्त्वा वचनकारिणः। चिकीर्षन्तस्तदाऽऽक्रीडाञ्जग्मुद्वैतवनं सरः॥
English: Saying "So be it", they at the command of the king went towards the banks of the lake to build the pleasure houses.
Sanskrit: प्रविशन्तं वनद्वारि गन्धर्वाः समवारयन्। सेनाच्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य प्राप्तं द्वैतवनं सरः॥
English: As the best of the soldiers of Dhritarashtra's son, having reached the lake, were about to enter the woods, many Gandharvas came forward and commanded them not to enter.
Sanskrit: तत्र गन्धर्वराजो वै पूर्वमेव विशाम्पते। कुबेरभवनाद् राजन्नाजगाम गणावृतः॥
English: O monarch, the king of the Gandharvas with his followers had already arrived there from the abode of Kubera.
Sanskrit: गणैरप्सरसां चैव त्रिदशानां तथाऽऽत्मजैः। विहारशीलः क्रीडार्थं तेन तत् संवृतं सरः॥
English: He had come surrounded by various Apsaras and also by many sons of the celestials. Having come to that lake to sport, he had closed the place to all comers.
Sanskrit: तेन तत् संवृतं दृष्ट्वा ते राजपरिचारकाः। प्रतिजग्मुस्ततो राजन् यत्र दुर्योधनो नृपः॥
English: O king, finding the lake closed by the Gandharva king, the royal attendants (of Duryodhana) went back to the place where their king was.
Sanskrit: स तु तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा सैनिकान् युद्धदुर्मदान्। प्रेषयामास कौरव्य उत्सारयत तानिति॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, hearing their words, he (Duryodhana) sent a number of his soldiers, to all difficult to be vanquished in battle, commanding them drive away the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा राज्ञः सेनाचयायिनः। सरो द्वैतवनं गत्वा गन्धर्वानिदमब्रुवन्॥
English: Those warriors, who forned the vanguard of the Kuru army, having heard those words of the king, went back to the lake of the Dvaitavana and thus spoke to the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: राजा दुर्योधनो नाम धृतराष्ट्रसुतो बली। विजिहीर्षुरिहायाति तदर्थमपसर्पत॥
English: “The powerful king named Duryodhana, the son of Dhritarashtra, has come here for sport. Therefore leave this place at once.”
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तास्तु गन्धर्वाः प्रहसन्तो विशाम्पते। प्रत्यब्रुवंस्तान् पुरुषानिदं हि परुषं वचः॥
English: Having been thus addressed. O king, the Gandharvas laughed aloud. They thus replied to them in harsh words,
Sanskrit: न चेतयति वो राजा मन्दबुद्धिः सुयोधनः। योऽस्मानाज्ञापयत्येवं वैश्यानिव दिवौकसः॥
English: “Your wicked-minded Duryodhana has but little sense. Or else how could he thus command us who are dwellers of heaven as if we are his servants.
Sanskrit: यूयं मुमूर्षवश्चापि मन्दप्रज्ञा न संशयः। ये तस्य वचनादेवमस्मान् ब्रूत विचेतसः॥
English: You are certainly fools to rush thus to the point of death. You are senseless idiots to bring such massage to us.
Sanskrit: गच्छध्वं त्वरिताः सर्वे यत्र राजा स कौरवः। न चेदद्यैव गच्छध्वं धर्मराजनिवेशनम्॥
English: Go back soon where that Kuru king is or else you will today go to the abode of Dharmaraja (Yama)."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तास्तु गन्धर्वै राज्ञः सेनाचयायिनः। सम्प्राद्रवन् यतो राजा धृतराष्ट्रसुतोऽभवत्॥
English: Having been thus addressed by the Gandharvas, those vanguards (of the Kuru army) ran back to the place where the king (Duryodhana), the son of Dhritarashtra was.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच ततस्ते सहिताः सर्वे दुर्योधनमुपागमन्। अब्रुवंश्च महाराज यदूचुः कौरवं प्रति॥शा
English: Vaishampayana said : O great king, they then all came to Duryodhana and spoke to that Kuru prince all that they (the Gandharvas) had spoken to them.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वैर्वारिते सैन्ये धार्तराष्ट्रः प्रतापवान्। अमर्षपूर्णः सैन्यानि प्रत्यभाषत भारत॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, finding that his soldiers had been opposed by the Gandharvas, the mighty son of Dhritarashtra was filled with great anger and thus spoke to the soldiers,
Sanskrit: शासतैनानधर्मज्ञान् मम विप्रियकारिणः। यदि प्रक्रीडते सर्वैर्देवैः सह शतक्रतुः॥
English: "Chastise these wicked witches who want to do what is not agreeable to me, even if he be Shatakratu (Indra) who is sporting here with all the celestials."
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनव चः श्रुत्वा धार्तराष्ट्रा महाबलाः। सर्व एवाभिसंनद्धा योधाश्चापि सहस्रशः॥ ततः प्रमथ्य सर्वांस्तांस्तद् वनं विविशुर्बलात्। सिंहनादेन महता पूरयन्तो दिशो दश॥
English: Having heard the words of Duryodhana, the greatly powerful sons of Dhritarashtra, thousands of warriors armed themselves for battle. Filling ten directions with loud leonine roars and crushing all they entered by force that forest.
Sanskrit: ततोऽपरैरवार्यन्त गन्धर्वैः कुरुसैनिकाः। ते वार्यमाणा गन्धर्वैः साम्नैव वसुधाधिप॥ ताननादृत्य गन्धर्वांस्तद् वनं विविशुर्महत्। यदा वाचा न तिष्ठन्ति धार्तराष्ट्राः सराजकाः॥ ततस्ते खेचराः सर्वे चित्रसेने न्यवेदयन्।
English: O ruler of earth, the Gandharvas, again forbade the Kuru soldiers to advance. Though gently forbidden by the Gandharvas, disregarding all those Gandharvas, they entered that great forest. When the son of Dhritarashtra did not stop his soldiers, then those rangers of the sky went and spoke to Chitrasena.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वराजस्तान् सर्वानब्रवीत् कौरवान् प्रति॥ अनार्याञ्छासतेत्येतांश्चित्रसेनोऽत्यमर्षणः।
English: The Gandharva king, when he heard it, was filled with anger and he thus commanded his followers "Punish and chastise these wicked wretches."
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञाताश्च गन्धर्वाश्चित्रसेनेन भारत॥ प्रगृहीतायुधाः सर्वे धार्तराष्ट्रानभिद्रवन्।
English: O descendant of Bharata, thus commanded by Chitrasena, the Gandharvas, rushed towards ihe Dhritarashtra people with weapons in hand.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा पततः शीघ्रान् गन्धर्वानुद्यतायुधान्॥ प्राद्रवंस्ते दिशः सर्वे धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पश्यतः।
English: Seeing the Gandharvas rushing towards them with great force and with uplifted weapons, the Dhritarashtra warriors fled in all directions.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा द्रवतः सर्वान् धार्तराष्ट्रान् पराङ्मुखान्।११।। राधेयस्तु तदा वीरो नासीत् तत्र पराङ्मुखः।
English: Seeing that all the Dhritarashtra people were flying before the enemy. The heroic son of Radha (Karna) alone did not fiy.
Sanskrit: आपतन्ती तु सम्प्रेक्ष्य गन्धर्वाणां महाचमूम्॥ महता शरवर्षेण राधेयः प्रत्यवारयत्।
English: Seeing that the the great army army of the Gandharvas was rushing towards him, the son of Radha stopped them with a very large shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: क्षुरप्रैर्विशिखैभल्लैर्वत्सदन्तैस्तथाऽऽयसैः॥ गन्धर्वाञ्छतशोऽभ्य ल्लघुत्वात् सूतनन्दनः।
English: That son of Suta by his great lightness of hands struck hundreds of Gandharvas with Khurupas and arrows and Bhallas and various other weapons made of bones and steel.
Sanskrit: पातयन्नुत्तमाङ्गानि गन्धर्वाणां महारथः॥ क्षणेन व्यधमत् सर्वां चित्रसेनस्य वाहिनीम्।
English: That great car-warrior cut off within a moment the heads of many Gandharvas and thus they made the army of Chitrasena yell in pain.
Sanskrit: ते वध्यमाना गन्धर्वाः सूतपुत्रेण धीमता॥ भूय एवाभ्यवर्तन्त शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। गन्धर्वभूता पृथिवी क्षणेन समपद्यत॥ आपतद्भिर्महावेगैश्चित्रसेनस्य सैनिकैः।
English: Although the Gandharvas were killed by the greatly intelligent son of Suta (Karna). They returned to the charge by hundreds and thousands; and in consequence of the hoards of Gandharvas rushing to battle, earth became covered over by the Gandharva army.
Sanskrit: अथ दुर्योधनो राजा शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः॥ दुःशासनो विकर्णश्च ये चान्ये धृतराष्ट्रजाः। न्यहनस्तत् तदा सैन्यं स्थैर्गरुडनिःस्वनैः॥
English: Then king Duryodhana and also the son of Subala (Shakuni), Duhshasana and Vikarna and the sons of Dhritarashtra, riding on cars, the clatter of the wheels of which resembled the roars of Garuda, followed the lead of Karna and returned to the charge and began to kill the (Gandharva) army.
Sanskrit: भूयश्च योधयामासुः कृत्वा कर्णमथाचतः। महता रथसङ्ग्रेन रथचारेण चाप्युत॥ वैकर्तनं परीप्सन्तो गन्धर्वान् समवाकिरन्।
English: With the desire of supporting Karna, the (Kuru) princes attacked the Gandharva army. With a very large number of cars and horses, the whole of the Gandharva army began to fight.
Sanskrit: ततः संन्यपतन् सर्वे गन्धर्वाः कौरवैः सह॥ तदा सुतुमुलं युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम्। ततस्ते मृदवोऽभूवन् गन्धर्वाः शरपीडिताः॥ उच्चुक्रुशुश्च कौरव्या गन्धर्वान् प्रेक्ष्य पीडितान्।
English: The battle that took place was fearful and hair-stirring. Then the Gandharvas, afflicted with thc arrows of the Kurus army, seemed to be exhausted. Having seen the Gandharvas afflicted, the Kurus sent up a loud roar.
Sanskrit: गन्धर्वास्त्रासितान् दृष्ट्वा चित्रसेनो ह्यमर्षणः॥ उत्पपातासनात् क्रुद्धो वधे तेषां समाहितः।
English: Seeing the Gandharva army afflicted with fear, Chitrasena jumped up in great anger from his seat and resolved to exterminate the Kuru army.
Sanskrit: ततो मायास्त्रमास्थाय युयुधे चित्रमार्गवित्। तयामुह्यन्त कौरव्याचित्रसेनस्य मायया।॥
English: That hero, learned in the various modes of warfare, fought with his weapons of illusion. The Kuru heroes were all deprived of their senses by the illusion of Chitrasena.
Sanskrit: एकैको हि तदा योधो धार्तराष्ट्रस्य भारत। पर्यवर्तत गन्धर्वैर्दशभिर्दशभिः सह।॥
English: Then, O descendant of Bharata, it appeared that every Kuru warrior was attacked and surrounded by the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: ततः सम्पीड्यमानास्ते बलेन महता तदा। प्राद्रवन्त रणे भीता ये च राजञ्जिगीषवः॥
English: Being thus attacked with great force the Kuru army was afflicted and it was with panic, O king, those that desired to live fled from the field (of battle).
Sanskrit: भज्यमानेष्वनीकेषु धार्तराष्ट्रेषु सर्वशः। कर्णो वैकर्तनो राजंस्तस्थौ गिरिरिवाचलः॥
English: O king, when the whole of the Kuru army broke and fled, the son of Surya (Karna) alone stood there as immoveable as a hill.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च शकुनिश्चापि सौबलः। गन्धर्वान् योधयामासुः समरे भृशविक्षताः॥
English: Duryodhana, Karna and Shakuni, the son of Subala, all fought with the Gandharvas though they were all severely wounded.
Sanskrit: सर्व एव तु गन्धर्वाः शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः। जिघांसमानाः सहिताः कर्णमभ्यद्रवन् रणे॥
English: All the Gandharvas then with the desire of killing Karna rushed upon him in battle in hundreds and thousands.
Sanskrit: असिभिः पट्टिशैः शूलैर्गदाभिश्च महाबलाः। सूतपुत्रं जिघांसन्तः समन्तात् पर्यवाकिरन्।॥
English: Those greatly powerful heroes, with the desire of killing that Suta's son, surrounded him on all sides with swords, battle axes and spears.
Sanskrit: अन्येऽस्य युगमच्छिन्दन् ध्वजमन्ये न्यपातयन्। ईषामन्ये हयानन्ये सूतमन्ये न्यपातयन्॥
English: Some cut down the yoke of his car, some its flag-staff, some its shafts, some its horses and some its charioteer.
Sanskrit: अन्ये छत्रं वरूथं च बन्धुरं च तथापरे। गन्धर्वा बहुसाहस्रास्तिलशो व्यधमन् रथम्॥ ततो रथादवप्लुत्य सूतपुत्रोऽसिचर्मभृत्। विकर्णरथमास्थाय मोक्षायाश्वानचोदयत्॥
English: Some cut down his umbrella, some the wooden fender round his car and some its joints. It was thus many thousands of Gandharvas attacked his car and broke it into many pieces. When his car was thus attacked, Karna leaped from it with sword and shield in his hands. He then jumped upon the car of Vikarna and whipped the horses (to leave the field and) save himself.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच गन्धर्वैस्तु महाराज भग्ने कर्णे महारथे। सम्प्राद्रवच्चमूः सर्वा धार्तराष्ट्रस्य पश्यतः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : O great king, when the great car-warrior Karna was routed by the Gandharvas, the great army of Dhritarashtra's son fled away in his very sight.
Sanskrit: तान् दृष्ट्वा द्रवतः सर्वान् धार्तराष्ट्रान् पराङ्मुखान्। दुर्योधनो महाराजो नासीत् तत्र पराङ्मुखः॥
English: Seeing all the Kuru soldiers flying from the enemy, the great king Duryodhana refused to run away.
Sanskrit: तामापतन्ती सम्प्रेक्ष्य गन्धर्वाणां महाचमूम्। महता शरवर्षेण सोऽभ्यवर्षदरिंदमः॥
English: Seeing the greatly powerful Gandharva army rushing towards him, that chastiser of foes hurled on them a thick shower of arrows.
Sanskrit: अचिन्त्य शरवर्षं तु गन्धर्वास्तस्य तं रथम्। दुर्योधनं जिघांसन्तः समन्तात् पर्यवारयन्॥
English: Without minding that shower of arrows the Gandharvas, with the desire of killing Duryodhana, surrounded his car.
Sanskrit: युगमीषां वरूथं च तथैव ध्वजसारथी। अश्वांस्त्रिवेणुं तल्पं च तिलशो व्यधमञ्छरैः॥ दुर्योधनं चित्रसेनो विरथं पतितं भुवि। अभिद्रुत्य महाबाहुर्जीवग्राहमथाग्रहीत्॥
English: With their arrows, they cut off into pieces its yoke, shafts, fenders, the flag-staff, threefold bamboo poles and the chief turret. They also cut off his charioteer and horses. When Duryodhana thus deprived to his car fell on the ground, the mighty-armed Chitrasena rushed upon him and seized him with such force that it seemed as if his life itself was taken.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् गृहीते राजेन्द्र स्थितं दुःशासनं रथे। पर्यगृह्णन्त गन्धर्वाः परिवार्य समन्ततः॥
English: O king of kings, when he was thus taken prisoner, the Gandharvas surrounded the car on which Duhshasana was seated; and they took him also as a prisoner.
Sanskrit: विविंशतिं चित्रसेनमादायान्ये विदुद्रुवुः। विन्दानुविन्दावपरे राजदारांश्च सर्वशः॥
English: Some seized Vivenshati and Chitrasena and some Vinda and Anuvinda and some again seized all the ladies of the royal household.
Sanskrit: सैन्यं तद् धार्तराष्ट्रस्य गन्धर्वैः समभिद्रुतम्। पूर्वं प्रभग्नाः सहिताः पाण्डवानभ्ययुस्तदा॥
English: The soldiers of the son of Dhritarashtra who were routed by the Gandharvas then came to the Pandavas.
Sanskrit: शकटापणवेशाश्च यानयुग्यं च सर्वशः। शरणं पाण्डवाञ्जग्मुह्रियमाणे महीपतौ।॥
English: When the king (Duryodhana) was taken prisoner, the vehicles, the shops, the pavilions, the conveyances and the beasts of burden were all made over to the Pandavas for protection. some
Sanskrit: सैनिका ऊचुः प्रियदर्शी महाबाहुर्धार्तराष्ट्रो महाबलः। गन्धर्वैह्रियते राजा पार्थास्तमनुधावत॥
English: The soldiers said: The handsome, the mighty-armed and the greatly powerful son of Dhritarashtra (Duryodhana) is taken away by the Gandharvas as prisoner. O sons of Pritha, follow them.
Sanskrit: दुःशासनो दुर्विषहो दुर्मुखो दुर्जयस्तथा। बद्ध्वा ह्रियन्ते गन्धर्वै राजदाराश्च सर्वशः॥
English: Duhshasana, Durvisha, Durmukha and Durjaya are all being led away as prisoners bound in chains and also the ladies of the royal household.
Sanskrit: इति दुर्योधनामात्याः क्रोशन्तो राजगृद्धिनः। आर्ता दीनाप्ततः सर्वे युधिष्ठिरमुपागमन्॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Thus crying, the followers of Duryodhana, afflicted with grief and sorrow, came to Yudhishthira desiring to effect the rescue of their king.
Sanskrit: तांस्तथा व्यथितान् दीनान् भिक्षमाणान् युधिष्ठिरम्। वृद्धान् दुर्योधनामात्यान् भीमसेनोऽभ्यभाषत॥
English: Then to those old counsellors of Duryodhana who came, in grief and being melancholy, ask protection from Yudhishthira, Bhimsena said,
Sanskrit: महता हि प्रयत्नेन संना गजवाजिभिः। अस्माभिर्यदनुष्ठेयं गन्धर्वैस्तदनुष्ठितम्॥
English: "That, we ought to have done with great efforts arriving ourselves in the line of battle, supported by horses and elephants has indeed been done (today) by the Gandharvas.
Sanskrit: अन्यथा वर्तमानानामर्थो जातोऽयमन्यथा। दुर्मन्त्रितमिदं तावद् राज्ञो दुर्दूतदेविनः॥
English: They that came here with other purposes have been overtaken by consequences which they have not foreseen. This is the result of the c'il counsus of a king who is fond of gambling.
Sanskrit: द्वेष्टारमन्ये क्लीबस्य पातयन्तीति नः श्रुतम्। इदं कृतं नः प्रत्यक्षं गन्धर्वैरतिमानुषम्॥
English: It has been heard by us that even the enemy of a inan who is powerful is overthrown by to others. the Gandharvas have done this extraordinary feat before our very eyes.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या लोके पुमानस्ति कश्चिदस्मत्प्रिये स्थितः। येनास्माकं हृतो भार आसीनानां सुखावहः॥
English: There is in the world still fortunately (for us) some who is desirous of doing us good and who has taken upon his shoulder our pleasant load.
Sanskrit: शीतवातातपसहांस्तपसा चैव कर्शितान्। समस्थो विषमस्थान् हि द्रष्टुमिच्छति दुर्मतिः॥
English: The wicked-minded wretch had come here to us, himself being in prosperity, while we are now sunk in misery, being emaciated by severe austerities and exposed to wind, cold and heat.
Sanskrit: अधर्मचारिणस्तस्य कौरव्यस्य दुरात्मनः। ये शीलमनुवर्तन्ते ते पश्यन्ति पराभवम्॥
English: Those that imitate the conduct of that sinful and wicked Kuru (Duryodhana) are now seeing his own disgrace.
Sanskrit: अधर्मो हि कृतस्तेन येनैतदुपशिक्षितम्। अनृशंसास्तु कौन्तेयास्तत् प्रत्यक्षं ब्रवीमि वः॥
English: He who instructed Duryodhana to do this had certainly acted sinfully. I tell you, the sons of Kunti are not wicked and sinful."
Sanskrit: एवं ब्रुवाणं कौन्तेयं भीमसेनमपस्वरम्। न काल: परुषस्यायमिति राजाभ्यभाषत॥
English: When the son of Kunti Bhimasena was thus talking in a voice of sarcasm, the king (Yudhishthira) said, “This is not the time for using cruel words.”
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच युधिष्ठिरवचः श्रुत्वा भीमसेनपुरोगमाः। प्रहृष्टवदनाः सर्वे समुत्तस्थुर्नरर्षभाः॥
English: Vaishampayana said : Having heard the words of Yudhishthira, those foremost of men headed by Bhimasena rose up in great delight.
Sanskrit: अभेद्यानि ततः सर्वे समनह्यन्त भारत। जाम्बूनदविचित्राणि कवचानि महारथाः॥
English: O descendant of Bharata, those great carwarriors then put on impenetrable armours that were a decked with gold.