pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: न प्राज्ञायन्त समरे दिश: सप्रदिशस्तथा। ततस्तु पाण्डवानीकान्निःसृत्य बहवो जनाः॥
English: Coming out of the Pandava army, O Bharata, many warriors killed your soldiers in a moment in that battle.
Sanskrit: अभ्यघ्नंस्तावकान् युद्धे मुहूदिव भारत। ततो नि:शेषमभवत् तत् सैन्यं तव भारत॥ अक्षौहिण्यः समेतास्तु तव पुत्रस्य भारत। एकादश हता युद्धे ताः प्रभो पाण्डुसृञ्जयैः॥
English: Eleven Akshauhinis, O Bharata, of troops had been collected for your son. All those O lord, were killed by the Pandus and the Srinjayas.
Sanskrit: तेषु राजसहस्रेषु तावकेषु महात्मसु। एको दुर्योधनो राजन्नदृश्यत भृशं क्षतः॥
English: Amongst those thousands and thousands of great kings belonging to your party, only Duryodhana now, O king, exceedingly mangled, survives.
Sanskrit: ततो वीक्ष्य दिशः सर्वा दृष्ट्वा शून्यां च मेदिनीम्। विहीनः सर्वयोधैश्च पाण्डवान् वीक्ष्य संयुगे॥ मुदितान् सर्वतः सिद्धान् नर्दमानान् समन्ततः। बाणशब्दरवांश्चैव श्रुत्वा तेषां महात्मनाम्॥ दुर्योधनो महाराज कश्मलेनाभिसंवृतः। अपयाने मनश्चक्रे विहीनबलवाहनः॥
English: Looking on all sides and seeing the earth vacant, himself deprived all his troops while the Pandavas were joyously roaring aloud for the fulfillment of all their objects, Duryodhana, O king, unable to bear the sound of arrows discharged by those great heroes, became stupefied. Deprived of troops and animals, he made up his mind to fly from the field.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच निहते मामके सैन्ये निःशेषे शिबिरे कृते। पाण्डवानां बले सूतं किं नु शेषमभूत् तदा।॥
English: Dhritarashtra said When my soldiers were killed and our camp made entirely empty, what was the strength. O Suta, of the remnant the Pandavas army? 1 desire of know this. Therefore, tell me O Sanjaya, for you are a skillful narrator.
Sanskrit: एतन्मे पृच्छतो ब्रूहि कुशलो ह्यसि संजय। यच दुर्योधनो मन्दः कृतवांस्तनयो मम॥ बलक्षयं तथा दृष्ट्वा स एकः पृथिवीपतिः।
English: Tell me also, O Sanjaya, that which was done by my son, the wicked Duryodhana, that king of the earth, the sole survivor of so many men, when he saw his army entirely destroyed.
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच स्थानां द्वे सहस्रे तु सप्त नागशतानि च॥ पञ्च चाश्वसहस्राणि पत्तीनां च शतं शताः। एतच्छेषमभूद् राजन् पाण्डवानां महद् बलम्॥ परिगृह्य हि यद् युद्धे धृष्टद्युम्नो व्यवस्थितः।
English: Sanjaya continued Two thousand cars, hundred elephants, five thousand horse and ten thousand foot-soldiers was the remnant, O king, of the mighty army of the Pandavas. Looking after this army Dhrishtadyumna waited in that battle.
Sanskrit: एकाकी भरतश्रेष्ठ ततो दुर्योधनो नृपः॥ नापश्यत् समरे कंचित् सहायं रथिनां वरः।
English: Meanwhile, O chief of the Bharatas, king Duryodhana, that best of car-warriors, did not find a single warrior on his side.
Sanskrit: नर्दमानान् परान् दृष्ट्वा स्वबलस्य संक्षयम्॥ तथा दृष्ट्वा महाराज एकः स पृथिवीपतिः। हतं स्वहयमुत्सृज्य प्राङ्मुखः प्राद्रवद् भयात्॥
English: Seeing his enemies roaring aloud and the destruction of his own army, that lord of earth Duryodhana, without a comrade, left off his seven slain horse and fled from the field with face turned eastwards.
Sanskrit: एकादशचमूभर्ता पुत्रो दुर्योधनस्तव। गदामादाय तेजस्वी पदातिः प्रस्थितो हृदम्॥
English: That lord of eleven Akshauhinis, viz., the energetic Duryodhana, taking up his mace, fled on foot towards a lake.
Sanskrit: नातिदूरं ततो गत्वा पद्भ्यामेव नराधिपः। सस्मार वचनं क्षत्तुर्धर्मशीलस्य धीमतः॥ इदं नूनं महाप्राज्ञो विदुरो दृष्ट्वान् पुरा। महद् वैशसमस्माकं क्षत्रियाणां च संयुगे॥ एवं विचिन्तयानस्तु प्रविविक्षुर्हदं नृपः। दुःखसंतप्तहृदयो दृष्ट्वा राजन् बलक्षयम्॥
English: Before he had proceeded far on foot, the king remembered the words of the intelligent and virtuous Vidura. "Forsooth, this had been foreseen by the wise Vidura viz., this great destruction of Kshatriyas and of ourselves in battle.” Reflecting on this, the king, with heart burning in grief at having seen the extermination of his army, desired to go into the depths of that lake.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवास्तु महाराज धृष्टद्युम्नपुरोगमाः। अभ्यद्रवन्त संक्रुद्धास्तव राजन् बलं प्रति॥
English: The Pandavas, O king, with Dhrishtadyumna at their head, worked up with anger, rushed against the residue of your army.
Sanskrit: शक्त्वृष्टिप्रासहन्तानां बलनामभिगर्जताम्। शंकल्पमकरोन्मोघं गाण्डीवेन धनंजयः॥
English: With his Gandiva, Dhananjaya baffled the object of the Kaurava troops, who, armed with darts and swords and {ances, were crying aloud.
Sanskrit: तान् हत्वा निशितैर्वाणैः सामात्यान् सह बन्धुभिः। रथे श्वेतहये तिष्ठन्नर्जुनो बह्वशोभत॥
English: Having, with his sharp arrows, killed those troops with allies and relatives, Arjuna, as he stood on his car having white horses yoked to it, shone highly beautiful.
Sanskrit: सुबलस्य हते पुत्रे सवाजिरथकुञ्जरे। महावनमिव च्छिन्नमभवत् तावकं बलम्॥
English: Upon the death of Subala's on along with horse, cars and elephants, your army looked like a large forest divested by a storm.
Sanskrit: अनेकशतसाहस्र बले दुर्योधनस्य ह। नान्यो महारथो राजन् जीवमानो व्यदृश्यत॥ द्रोणपुत्रादृते वीरात् तथैव कृतवर्मणः। कृपाच गौतमाद् राजन् पार्थिवाच तवात्मजात्॥
English: In Duryodhana's army then, O monarch, which had many hundred thousands of warriors, not one single car-warrior was alive, save the heroic son of Drona and Kritavarman and Kripa the son of Gotama, the lord of earth viz., your son.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नस्तु मां दृष्ट्वा हसन् सात्यकिमब्रवीत्। किमनेन गृहीतेन नानेनार्थोऽस्ति जीवता॥
English: Seeing me, Dhrishtadyumna, laughingly addressed Satyaki, saying-What is the use of seizing the man. We will gain nothing by keeping him alive.
Sanskrit: धृष्टद्युम्नवचः श्रुत्वा शिनेर्नप्ता महारथः। उद्यम्य निशितं खड्गं हन्तुं मामुद्यतस्तदा॥
English: Hearing these words of Dhrishtadyumna, the grandson of Shini, that great car-warrior, raising up his sharp sword, was ready to kill me.
Sanskrit: तमागम्य महाप्राज्ञः कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत्। मुच्यता संजयो जीवन्न हन्तव्यः कथंचन॥
English: Just at the neck of time the wise Vyasa, coming there, said-Let Sanjaya be sent away alive. On no account he should be killed.
Sanskrit: द्वैपायनवचः श्रुत्वा शिनेर्नप्ता कृताञ्जलिः। ततो मामब्रवीन्मुक्त्वा स्वस्ति संजय साधय॥
English: Hearing these words of Vyasa, the grandson of Shini joined his hands and then setting me free, said to me-Peace to you, O Sanjaya, you may go away.
Sanskrit: अनुज्ञातस्त्वहं तेन न्यस्तवर्मा निरायुधः। प्रातिष्ठं येन नगरं सायढे रुधिरोक्षितः॥
English: Permitted by him, myself then putting off my armour and surrendering my weapons, started in the evening for the city, my limbs covered with blood.
Sanskrit: क्रोशमात्रमपक्रान्तं गदापाणिमवस्थितम्। एकं दुर्योधनं राजन्नपश्यं भृशविक्षतम्॥
English: After I had come about two miles O king I beheld Duryodhana, standing alone, mace in hand and greatly wounded.
Sanskrit: स तु मामश्रुपूर्णाक्षो नाशक्नोदभिवीक्षितुम्। उपप्रैक्षत मां दृष्ट्वा तथा दीनमवस्थितम्॥
English: His eyes were full of tears and, therefore, he could not see me. I stood depressed before him. He saw me but could not recognise me.
Sanskrit: तं चाहमपि शोचन्तं दृष्ट्वैकाकिनमाहवे। मुहूर्तं नाशकं वक्तुमतिदुःखपरिप्लुतः॥
English: Beholding him standing alone on the field, I also, laden with grief could not speak a single word for some time.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्मै तदहं सर्वमुक्तवान् ग्रहणं तदा। द्वैपायनप्रसादाच जीवतो मोक्षमाहवे॥
English: Then I described to him everything about my own capture and my release by the favour of Vyasa.
Sanskrit: स मुहूर्तमिव ध्यात्वा प्रतिलभ्य च चेतनाम्। भ्रातूंश्च सर्वसैन्यानि पर्यपृच्छत मां ततः॥
English: Having reflected for a moment and regained his consciousness he enquired of me after his brother and his soldiers.
Sanskrit: तस्मै तदहमाचक्षे सर्वं प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान्। भ्रातंश्च निहतान् सर्वान् सैन्यं च विनिपातितम्॥
English: I had seen everything with my eyes and therefore, told him everything viz., that his brothers had all been killed and that his entire army destroyed.
Sanskrit: त्रयः किल रथाः शिष्टास्तावकानां नराधिप। इति प्रस्थानकाले मां कृष्णद्वैपायनोऽब्रवीत्॥
English: I told the king that we had that time only three car-warriors left alive, for Vedavyasa told me so when I set out (froin the Pandaya camp).
Sanskrit: स दीर्घमिव निःश्वस्य प्रत्यवेक्ष्य पुनः पुनः। असौ मां पाणिना स्पृष्ट्वा पुत्रस्ते पर्यभाषत॥ त्वदन्यो नेह संग्रामे कश्चिज्जीवति संजय। द्वितीयं नेह पश्यामि ससहायाश्च पाण्डवाः॥
English: Sighing heavily and looking repeatedly at me, your son touched me with his hand and said-"Save you, O Sanjaya, no one else is alive, amongst those engaged in this battle. See there is no one on my side, while the Pandavas have their allies living.
Sanskrit: ब्रूयाः संजय राजानं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम्। दुर्योधनस्तव सुतः प्रविष्टो हृदमित्युत॥
English: Say, O Sanjaya, to the blind king Dhritarashtra, that his son Duryodhana has entered into a lake.
Sanskrit: सुहृद्धिस्तादृशै_नः पुत्रैर्धातृभिरेव च। पाण्डवैश्च हृते राज्ये को नु जीवेत मादृशः॥
English: Shorn of friends, deprived of sons and brothers and seeing his kingdom taken by the Pandavas who is there like me that would desire to live.
Sanskrit: आचक्षीथाः सर्वमिदं मां च मुक्तं महाहवात्।, अस्मिंस्तोयह्रदे गुप्तं जीवन्तं भृशविक्षतम्॥
English: Say all this to the king and tell him further that I have escaped with life from that dreadful battle and that, alive, though exceedingly mangled, I shall live within the lake."
Sanskrit: एवमुक्त्वा महाराज प्राविशत् तं महाह्रदम्। अस्तम्भयत तोयं च मायया मनुजाधिपः॥
English: Saying this to me, O king, the king, entered that lake. By his power of illusion king Duryodhana charmed the waters of the lake, making room for him.
Sanskrit: तस्मिन् ह्रदं प्रविष्टे तु त्रीन् रथान् श्रान्तवाहनान्। अपश्यं सहितानेकस्तं देशं समुपेयुधः॥
English: After he had entered that lake, myself, without anybody on my side, saw those three car-warriors coming together there with their tired animals.
Sanskrit: कृपं शारद्वतं वीरं द्रौणिं च रथिनां वरम्। भोजं च कृतवर्माणं सहिताशरविक्षतान्॥
English: They were Kripa, the son of Saradvat and the heroic Ashvatthaman, that best of carwarriors and Kritavarman of Bhoja's race. Wounded with arrows, all of them came together there.
Sanskrit: ते सर्वे मामभिप्रेक्ष्य तूर्णमश्वाननोदयन्। उपायाय तु मामूचुर्दिष्ट्या जीवसि संजय॥
English: Seeing me, they all urged their horses to greater speed and coming up to me, said-By good luck, O Sanjaya, you are still alive.
Sanskrit: अपृच्छंश्चैव मां सर्वे पुत्रं तव जनाधिपम्। कच्चिद् दुर्योधनो राजा स नो जीवति संजय॥
English: All of them then enquired after your son, saying—"Is our king Duryodhana still alive, O Sanjaya?"
Sanskrit: आख्यातवानहं तेभ्यस्तदा कुशलिनं नृपम्। तचैव सर्वमाचक्षं यन्मां दुर्योधनोऽब्रवीत्॥ ह्रदं चैवाहमाचक्षं यं प्रविष्टो नराधिपः।
English: I then told them that the king was physically well. I also related to them everything that Duryodhana had said to me. I also pointed out to them the lake where the king had entered.
Sanskrit: अश्वत्थामा तु तद् राजन् निशम्य वचनं मम॥ तं ह्रदं विपुलं प्रेक्ष्य करुणं पर्यदेवयत्। अहो धिक् स न जानाति जीवतोऽस्मान् नराधिपः॥६१ पर्याप्ता हि वयं तेन सहं योधयितुं परान्।
English: O king, having heard those words, then Ashvatthaman looked at that extensive lake and began to wail in grief, saying, "Alas, Alas, the king knew not that we are still alive! With him amongst us, we are still quite competent to fight with our enemies."
Sanskrit: ते त तत्र चिरं कालं विलय न महारथाः॥ प्राद्रवन् रथिनां श्रेष्ठा दृष्ट्वा पाण्डुसुतान् रणे।
English: Having wept there for a long time, those great car-warriors fled away seeing the sons of Pandu.
Sanskrit: ते तु मां रथमारोप्य कृपस्य सुपरिष्कृतम्॥ सेनानिवेशमाजग्मुर्हतशेषास्त्रयो स्थाः।
English: Those three car-warriors, the remnant of our army, took me up on the well-adorned car of Kripa and then set out for the Kuru camp.
Sanskrit: तत्र गुल्मा: परित्रस्ताः सूर्ये चास्तमिते सति॥ सर्वे विचुक्रुशुः श्रुत्वा पुत्राणां तव संक्षयम्।
English: The sun had set a little before. Learning that all your sons had been killed the troops, forming the outposts of the camp, wept aloud.
Sanskrit: ततो वृद्धा महाराज योषितां रक्षिणो नराः॥ राजदारानुपादाय प्रययुनगरं प्रति।
English: Then, O king, the old men, that had been engaged to look after the ladies of the royal household, set out for the city, taking the princesses after them.
Sanskrit: तत्र विक्रोशमानानां रुदतीनां च सर्वशः॥ प्रादुरासीन्महाशब्दः श्रुत्वा तद् बलसंक्षयम्।
English: The attendants and ladies wept aloud when they heard of the destruction of the whole army.
Sanskrit: ततस्ता योषितो राजन् क्रन्दन्त्यो वै मुहुर्मुहुः॥ कुरर्य इव शब्देन नादयन्त्यो महीतलम्।
English: O king, crying ceaselessly, the women caused the earth to resound with their voices like a warm of she-ospreys.
Sanskrit: आजघ्नुः करजैश्चापि पाणिभिश्च शिरांस्युत॥ लुलुचुश्च तदा केशान् क्रोशत्यस्तत्र तत्र ह।
English: They tore their bodies with their nails and struck their heads with their hands and loosened their braids, crying all the while aloud.
Sanskrit: हाहाकारविनादिन्यो विनिघ्नन्त्य उरांसि च॥ शोचन्त्यस्तत्र रुरुदुः क्रन्दमाना विशाम्पते।
English: Filling the sky with exclamations of grief and beating their breasts, they cried aloud and wept, O king.
Sanskrit: ततो दुर्योधनामात्याः साश्रुकण्ठा भृशातुराः॥ राजदारानुपादाय प्रययुर्नगरं प्रति।
English: Then the friends of Duryodhana, deeply afflicted and their voice suppressed by their tears, started for the city, taking the royal ladies with them.
Sanskrit: वेत्रव्यासक्तहस्ताश्च द्वाराध्यक्षा विशाम्पते॥ शयनीयानि शुभ्राणि स्पास्तरणवन्ति च।
English: The camp-guards quickly fled towards the city, taking with them many white beds covered with rich sheets.
Sanskrit: समादाय ययुस्तूर्णं नगरं दाररक्षिणः॥ आस्थायाश्वतरीयुक्तान् स्यन्दनानपरे पुनः। स्वान् स्वान् दारानुपादाय प्रययुनगरं प्रति॥
English: Others, Placing their wives on cars drawn my mules, set out for the city.
Sanskrit: अदृष्टपूर्वा या नार्यो भास्करेणापि वेश्मसु। ददृशुस्ता महाराज जना याताः पुरं प्रति॥
English: Those ladies, O king, who were not before seen even by the sun, were not, as they started for the city, exposed to the view of the common people.
Sanskrit: ताः स्त्रियो भरतश्रेष्ठ सौकुमार्यसमन्विताः। प्रययुर्नगरं तूर्णं हतस्वजनबान्धवाः॥
English: Those women, O head of the Bharatas, who were very delicate, now proceeded quickly towards the city, having lost their dear ones and kinsmen.
Sanskrit: आलोपालाविपालेभ्यो द्रवन्तो नगरं प्रति। ययुर्मनुष्याः सम्भ्रान्ता भीमसेनभयार्दिताः॥
English: The very cowherds and shepherds and common men, stricken with panic for the fear of Bhimasena, fled towards the city.
Sanskrit: अपि चैषां भयं तीव्र पार्थेभ्योऽभूत् सुदारुणम्। प्रेक्षमाणास्तदान्योन्यमाधावनगरं प्रति॥
English: They were also filled with a great fear of the Parthas. Looking at one another, all of them fled towards the city.
Sanskrit: तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तमाने विद्रवे भृशदारुणे। युयुत्सुः शोकसम्मूढः प्राप्तकालमचिन्तयत्॥
English: During that general flight accompanied with fear, Yuyutsu, beside himself with grief, thought upon what he should do under the present circumstances.
Sanskrit: जितो दुर्योधनः संख्ये पाण्डवैर्भीमविक्रमैः। एकादशचमूभर्ता भ्रातरश्चास्य सूदिताः॥
English: Duryodhana has been defeated in battle by the powerful Pandavas. He had eleven Akshauhinis of soldiers under hiin. All his brothers have been killed.
Sanskrit: हताश्च कुरवः सर्वे भीष्मद्रोणपुरःसराः। अहमेको विमुक्तस्तु भाग्ययोगाद् यदृच्छया॥
English: All the Kauravas, led by Bhishma and Drona, have died. By good luck, only I have been saved.
Sanskrit: विदूतानि च सर्वाणि शिविराणि समन्ततः। इतस्तत: पलायन्ते हतनाथा हतौजसः॥
English: All those that were in the Kuru camp have fled. Alas, dispirited and helpless they are flying on all sides.
Sanskrit: अदृष्टपूर्वा दुःखार्ता भयव्याकुललोचनाः। हरिणा इव वित्रस्ता वीक्षमाणा दिशो दशः॥
English: Such a spectacle had never been witnessed before. Assailed with sorrow, with eyes anxious in fear, they are flying away on all directions like a herd of deer looking at one another.
Sanskrit: दुर्योधनस्य सचिवा ये केचिदवशेषिताः। राजदारानुपादाय प्रययुनगरं प्रति॥
English: Amongst the counsellors of Duryodhana those, that are yet alive, have fled towards the city, taking with them the royal ladies.
Sanskrit: प्राप्तकालमहं मन्ये प्रवेश तैः सह प्रभुम्। युधिष्ठिरमनुज्ञाय वासुदेवं तथैव च॥ एतम) महाबाहुरुभयो:स न्यवेदयत्।
English: I think, O lord, that the time has appeared when I also should enter the city with them, after taking the permission of Yudhishthira and Vasudeva. For this purpose that powerful prince appeared before both those heroes.
Sanskrit: तस्य प्रीतोऽभवद् राजा नित्यं करुणवेदिता॥ परिष्वज्य महाबाहुर्वैश्यापुत्रं व्यसर्जयत्।
English: King Yudhishthira, who is always kind,। became highly pleased with him. The powerful Pandava embraced that child of a Vaishya mother and sent him away affectionately.
Sanskrit: ततः स रथमास्थाय दुतमश्वानचोदयत्॥ संवाहयितवांश्चापि राजदारान् पुरं प्रति।
English: Getting upon his own car, he urged on his horse. He then looked after the departure of the ladies of the royal seraglio for the city.
Sanskrit: तैश्चैव सहित: क्षिप्रमस्तं गच्छति भास्करे॥ प्रविष्टो हास्तिनपुरं बाष्पकण्ठोऽश्रुलोचनः।
English: The sun was setting. With those ladies, Yuyutsu entered the city of Hastinapur, with tearful eyes and with voice suppressed in grief.
Sanskrit: अपश्यत महाप्राज्ञं विदुरं साश्रुलोचनम्॥ राज्ञः समीयान्निष्क्रान्तं शोकोपहतचेतसम्।
English: He then saw the highly wise Vidura sitting with tearful eyes. He had come away from Dhritarashtra, his heart possessed by great sorrow.
Sanskrit: तमब्रवीत् सत्यधृतिः प्रणतं त्वग्रतः स्थितम्॥ दिष्ट्या कुरुक्षये वृत्ते अस्मिस्त्वं पुत्र जीवसि।
English: Saluting Vidura, he stood before him. Truthful Vidura said to him-"By good luck, O son you have survived the Kurus.
Sanskrit: युयुत्सुरुवाच विना राज्ञः प्रेवशाद् वै किमसि त्वमिहागतः॥ एतद् वै कारणं सर्वं विस्तरेण निवेदय। निहते शकुनौ तत्र सज्ञातिसुतबान्धवे॥ हतशेषपरीवारो राजा दुर्योधनस्ततः। स्वकं स हयमुत्सृज्य प्राङ्मुखः प्राद्रवद् भयात्॥
English: Why, however have you come without king Duryodhana, in your company? Tell me in detail the cause thereof. "Yuyutsu then said." After the destruction of Shakuni, O sire, with all his relations and friends, king Duryodhana, leaving behind his horse, fled away in fear towards the east.
Sanskrit: अपक्रान्ते तु नृपतौ स्कन्धावारनिवेशनात्। भयव्याकुलितं सर्वं प्राद्रवन्नगरं प्रति॥
English: After the king's flight, all the Kuru people, worked up with fear, fled towards the city.
Sanskrit: ततो राज्ञः कलत्राणि भ्रातृणां चास्य सर्वतः। वाहनेषु समारोप्य अध्यक्षाः प्राद्रवन् भयात्॥
English: Then the guards of the ladies, placing the wives of the king, as also those of his brothers, on vehicles, fled away in fear.
Sanskrit: ततोऽहं समनुज्ञाप्य राजानं सहकेशवम्। प्रविष्टो हास्तिनपुरं रक्षन्ल्लोकान् प्रधावितान्॥
English: With the permission of king Yudhishthira and Keshava, I started for Hastinapura, for protecting the people thus flying away.
Sanskrit: एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं वैश्यापुत्रेण भाषितम्। प्राप्तकालमिति श्रुत्वा विदुरः सर्वधर्मवित्॥ अपूजयदमेयात्मा युयुत्सुं वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
English: Hearing those words of the son of Dhritarashtra's Vaishya wife the great Vidura, conversant with practices and feelings for the hour, praised the eloquent Yuyutsu. come
Sanskrit: प्राप्तकालमिदं सर्वं ब्रुवता भरतक्षये॥ रक्षितः कुलधर्मश्च सानुक्रोशतया त्वया।
English: And he said-"You have acted properly, thinking what has about of this destruction of all the Bharatas. You have also, from pity, maintained the honour of your family.
Sanskrit: दिष्ट्या त्वामिह संग्रामादस्माद् वीरक्षयात् पुरम्॥ समागतमपश्याम ांशुमन्तमिव प्रजाः।
English: By good luck we see you alive in this terrible battle in which heroes have been killed like creatures beholding the blazing sun.
Sanskrit: अन्धस्य नृपतेर्यष्टिर्लुब्धस्य दीर्घदर्शिनः॥ बहुशो याच्यमानस्य दैवोपहतचेतसः। त्वमेको व्यसानर्तस्य ध्रियसे पुत्र सर्वथा॥
English: O son, you are now the only support of the blind king shorn of foresight, afflicted with calamity, struck by Destiny and who though repeatedly dissuaded, could not abstain from following his evil policy.
Sanskrit: अद्य त्वमिह विश्रान्तः श्वोऽभिगन्ता युधिष्ठिरम्। एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं विदुरः साश्रुलोचनः॥
English: Take rest here for this day. Tomorrow you may go to Yudhishthira."-Having said these words, Vidura, with tearful eyes.
Sanskrit: पौरजानपदैर्दुःखाद्धाहेति भृशनादितम्॥ निरानन्दं गतश्रीकं हृताराममिवाशयम्।
English: Took leave of Yuyutsu and entered the palace of the king which was filled with the lamentations of woe-stricken citizens.
Sanskrit: शून्यरूपमपध्वस्तं दुःखाद् दुःखतरोऽभवत्॥ विदुरः सर्वधर्मज्ञो विकुवेनान्तरात्मना।
English: The cheerless place was shorn of beauty, comfort and happiness. It was all empty and disorderly. Already filled with grief, Vidura's sorrow increased at that spectacle.
Sanskrit: विवेश नगरे राजन् निःशश्वास शनैः शनैः॥
English: Dutiful Vidura, with a sorrowful heart, entered the palace, sighing heavily.
Sanskrit: युयुत्सुरपि तां सात्रिं स्वगृहे न्यवसत् तदा। वन्द्यमानः स्वकैश्चापि नाभ्यनन्दत् सुदुःखितः। चिन्तयानः क्षयं तीव्र भरतानां परस्परम्॥
English: As regards Yuyutsu, he passed that night in his own house. Possessed by miscry, he could find no delight at the panegyrics with which he was welcomed. He passed the time, thinking of the terrible onslaught of the Bharatas.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच हतेषु सर्वसैन्येषु पाण्डुपुत्रै रणाजिरे। मम सैन्यावशिष्टास्ते किमकुर्वत संजय॥ कृतवर्मा कृपश्चैव द्रोणपुत्रश्च वीर्यवान्। दुर्योधनश्च मन्दात्मा राजा किमकरोत् तदा॥
English: Dhritarashtra said After all the Kaurava soldiers had been killed by the sons of Pandu on the field of battle, what did those survivors of may party viz., Kritavarman and Kripa and the brave son of Drona do? What also did the wicked king Duryodhana them do?'
Sanskrit: संजय उवाच सम्प्राद्रवत्सु दारेषु क्षत्रियाणां महात्मनाम्। विदुते शिबिरे शून्ये भृशोद्विग्नास्त्रयो रथाः॥
English: Sanjaya said After the flight of the ladies of those great Kshatriyas and after the Kaurava camp had become entirely empty, the three car-warriors were stricken with anxiety.
Sanskrit: निशम्य पाण्डुपुत्राणां तदा वै जयिनां स्वनम्। विद्रुतं शिबिरं दृष्ट्वा सायाह्ने राजगृद्धिनः॥ स्थानं नारोचयंस्तत्र ततस्ते ह्रदमभ्ययुः।
English: Hearing the shouts of the victorious sons of Pandu and beholding the camp empty in the evening, those three warriors of our side, desirous of rescuing the king and unable to stand on the field, proceeded towards the lake.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिरोऽपि धर्मात्मा भ्रातृभिः सहितो रणे॥ हृष्टः पर्यचरद् राजन् दुर्योधनवधेप्सया।
English: The virtuous Yudhishthira, with his brothers in that battle, felt great joy and wandered Over the field for killing Duryodhana.
Sanskrit: मार्गमाणास्तु संक्रुद्धास्तव पुत्रं जयैषिणः॥ यत्नतोऽन्वेषमाणास्ते नैवापश्यञ्जनाधिपम्।
English: Filled with anger the Pandavas, desirous of victory, searched for your son. Though however, they searched carefully for him, they could not discover the Kuru king.
Sanskrit: स हि तीव्रण वेगेन गदापाणिरपाक्रमत्॥ तं ह्रदं प्राविशचापि विष्टभ्यापः स्वमायया।
English: With a mace in hand, he had fled quickly from the field of battle and entered into that lake, having by his power of illusion converted the water into a solid substance.
Sanskrit: यदा तु पाण्डवाः सर्वे सुपरिश्रान्तवाहनाः॥ ततः स्वशिबिरं प्राप्य व्यतिष्ठन्त ससैनिकाः।
English: When at last the animals of the Pandavas were very much tired, the latter proceeded to their camp and took rest there along with their soldiers.
Sanskrit: ततः कृपश्च द्रौणिश्च कृतवर्मा च सात्वतः॥ संनिविष्टेषु पार्थेषु प्रयातास्तं ह्रदं शनैः।
English: After the Parthas had gone to their camp, Kripa and Drona's son and Kritavarman of the Satwata race slowly went towards that lake.
Sanskrit: ते तं ह्रदं समासाद्य यत्र शेते जनाधिपः॥ अभ्यभाषन्त दुर्धर्षं राजानं सुप्तमम्भसि। राजन्नुत्तिष्ठ युद्ध्यस्व सहास्माभिर्युधिष्ठिरम्॥
English: Approaching the lake within which was the king, they addressed that invincible king of men asleep within the water, saying-"Arise, O king and fight with Yudhishthira. Either obtaining victory enjoy the Earth or killed proceed to heaven.
Sanskrit: जित्वा वा पृथिवीं भुड्क्ष्व हतो वा स्वर्गमाप्नुहि। तेषामपि बलं सर्वं हतं दुर्योधन त्वया॥ प्रतिविद्धाश्च भूयिष्ठं ये शिष्टास्तत्र सैनिकाः।
English: The force of the Pandavas also, O Duryodhana, have all been killed by you. The survivors have been greatly wounded.
Sanskrit: न ते वेगं विषहितुं शक्तास्तव विशांपते॥ अस्माभिरपि गुप्तस्य तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ भारत।
English: They will not be able, O King, to withstand you specially when you will be protected by us. Arise therefore, O Bharata.